"What do you mean by publicity?" Theodora was obviously still wary of her.
"That's the literal meaning." Guo Kang said: "A good image can attract more people and reduce the resistance of others. Creating a holy and noble image is very beneficial to our publicity. All cultures They all accept this."
"Then why are you looking for her?" Theodora pointed at little Jeanne next to her and asked.
"She has many connections." Guo Kang continued to explain honestly: "She has close connections with both the East and the West, and she has rich professional knowledge, so of course I turned to her."
Little Jeanne just smiled, still looking like she was watching a show, which made Theodora even more unhappy.
"Are you sure she can do a good job? With her bad character..."
"Why does she have a bad character? Sister, please don't talk about others casually." Tuohuan couldn't stand it anymore: "From beginning to end, you are attacking others. You can't say that."
Theodora was stunned and could only continue to sulk.
"Obviously I know a lot about theology and doctrine." She complained, "Why don't you ask me."
"Hey, this is not for doctrine. Doctrine is just a means. The real purpose is our diplomatic attempt." Tuo Huan said bluntly: "According to Brother Guo Kang, the church needs an 'image spokesperson'. Her connections And the image is better than that of Master Wang and me."
"Are you sure it's for our diplomacy, not for herself." Theodora's words became sharper: "Isn't it tailor-made for her to flatter her?"
As she spoke, she began to stare at Guo Kang again, seemingly convinced that he had evil intentions and deliberately made some kind of deal with this "saint".
"Of course not. If you really want it to be tailor-made, why should you be considered a saint?" Tuo Huan shook his head repeatedly.
"In all our Catholic sects, the room for advancement for female believers is too small. The most they can do is become a nun, and all formal priesthoods, whether in our Orthodox Church or the Roman Catholic Church, are not granted to women."
"I also took a closer look. The so-called saint is actually a folk title. Because according to the rules, one cannot be canonized while alive." He picked up a booklet introducing basic teachings: "Look, no matter how you understand the scriptures, Righteousness, even if you really create a miracle, you can't get a divine grade. Isn't this embarrassing?"
"Actually, I don't quite understand why the God-worshipping religion is so popular among women. Don't they care?" He put the booklet back on the table and sighed: "If our soldiers only have this kind of room for promotion, then They will have to mutiny tomorrow..."
"I have a knife in my hand, how can I compare this?" Guo Kang was almost numb to his forced comparison. He complained and did not continue to dwell on it.
"You see, for little Jeanne, this is really just a false name. Does the princess care about this name? Isn't it just to help us." He turned to Theodora and said: "This It’s not that we praise her, it’s that we ask her to help us.”
"Yes. If you really want to gain a practical status in religion, there is no need to take this road." Tuohuan sat back in his chair: "I heard from the Mamluks that there is a female Fakih in Egypt. Jurisprudence experts) and female muftis (religious judges). In the Sufi order in Syria, there are also women who serve as sheikhs and sheikhs. If you really want to get a teaching position, you might as well join the Tianfang sect. Woolen cloth."
"That's true. Another advantage of the Tianfang Sect is that it is very flexible." Heroine Jeanna said with a smile: "They don't have the Patriarch of Constantinople, nor the Bishop of Rome - or rather they once did, but they haven't for a long time. It’s authoritative.”
"The great schism in Tianfang Sect came very early, and its scope and subsequent impact were much more serious than the schism in our sect." Guo Kang explained to her: "From the beginning, bloody civil strife has been happening .”
"The Prophet died just six months ago, and his daughter Fatima also died. Sunnis believe it was due to excessive grief. But Shias say it was the first caliph Abu Bakr and the second caliph Umar , while Fatima’s husband Ali was not at home, he came to the house overnight and beat Fatima, who was pregnant at the time, causing her miscarriage and death.”
"Anyway, this matter has become a topic of debate between them for hundreds of years. Which one you believe depends on your own judgment." Guo Kang spread his hands: "But there is no doubt about the subsequent civil strife. Several caliphs killed each other. To kill him, his methods are rougher than those of the Sima clan."
"How much sanctity can be maintained if 'Father in Heaven kills Brother in Heaven' is performed every day? I think those of us who have studied the history of Siris know very well... The result is that there are far more various sects there than here. "
"When the Abbasid dynasty was still powerful, it could still use secular force to forcibly maintain a religious authority and ensure the status of the caliphate. When the Abbasid dynasty declined, the Turkic warlords did not take the caliphate seriously, and this authority also gradually They disappeared. These sects were completely ignored."
"I haven't read much about the history of Serris, but I know that in theory you can create a sect at will - in fact, many people have done so." Grand Jeanne also said: "You can say that an Orthodox sect is a god. It is not difficult for the Fang Jiao sect. Both Baba Ishak and Patriarch Zhang did this. We, the Ancient Tomb Sect, also have our own Tianfang Sect vest."
"What is a vest?" Theodora asked strangely.
"The word he invented just means...pretending to be a different identity." Da Jeanne pointed at Guo Kang and said.
"It doesn't have to be a pretense, it can all be there." Guo Kang said: "And the talk about having sex is right. These days, if a girl wants to be a priest, it is indeed easier in the Tianfang Sect... "
"I suspect that this is a problem of cultural accumulation." He said: "I have talked with a few friends before. The number of female clergy is almost in sync with the rise and decline of the Tianfang Sect world."
"When they emerged, such people appeared more and more frequently, and most of them were in places with profound cultural heritage such as Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia. I think this may have nothing to do with the sect itself, but with the economy. , culture are closely related. If they decline in the future, they will probably develop simultaneously."
"It seems to make sense." Tuo Huan thought for a while and said.
Guo Kang is not making it up either. According to statistics from later generations, the number of female religious jurists indeed began to decrease rapidly after the 18th century, and they still maintain a strange synchrony with the rise of Europe and the decline of the Tianfang Sect world. The rules here are more interesting.
"Of course, the easiest thing is our Roman Church." He added: "If you are good at it, you can say that you are Brother Tian's sister. I think our side has the highest limit."
"Uh..." Theodora was speechless.
(End of chapter)
