After roughly determining the goal, Guo Kang's first consideration was also the issue of attracting people.
He hopes to do a test in Dadu, but even so, he will need external support.
There are generally no problems with the church. Lama Wang has always supported him in trying it, and Father Ross is also very enthusiastic. After Guo Kang said that he would personally lead the team to investigate the situation, Father Andre was a little hesitant, but Father Mikhail was very supportive.
The old man was quite prestigious among the monks, and he quickly convinced the others. Faced with Guo Kang's thanks, Father Mikhail directly stated that he was interested in his ability.
"The work of the church is more than just praying and thinking about the scriptures." He told Guo Kang: "It is impossible to do everything well just in the church office. I think this is what all the monks and brothers agree with. The Prime Minister also has this opinion.”
"I am just an ordinary practitioner. I am fortunate to be elected by everyone and lead them in prayer. But how to run the church and let it develop better is not what I am good at."
"However, I can still provide help to people who are good in this area. Like this time, I can help you understand more about the situation of grassroots churches and accumulate experience for future work."
"This time I mainly want to catch a typical example and punish a few criminals. I guess I won't be able to accumulate much experience in running a church, but I will inevitably have to use weapons." Guo Kang said.
"This is not a bad thing." Mikhail shook his head: "I have met a lot of people during this time. The residents in the slums know the local situation and can provide a lot of clues. With their help, it will be easier to take action. Quite a few.”
"Moreover, in order to make the church more appealing and maintain its fairness and justice, punitive actions are also necessary. Let me tell you, the current church is still too loose and disorderly. I also hope that you can continue to improve it in the future. .”
"Is it loose? I think it's okay." Guo Kang thought for a while and said.
"It's okay here, but we definitely can't stop here." Father Mikhail said: "I also know that the ideal situation is not easy to achieve. In actual operations, both the Orthodox and Catholic churches allow some places. Lord’s Church existence.”
"But now, especially in the Ross area, we still have several churches operating independently. There is no problem in theory, but if this continues for a long time, it will inevitably lead to confusion in people's hearts, and it will also be very disadvantageous when facing heretics and heretics. .”
"When I was young, I once traveled to the south. At that time, I was surprised to find that the local Orthodox monks would rather surrender to the Golden Horde Khan who believed in Tianfang religion than accept the management of the church. Because the church was unwilling to accept their They also used the power of the princes to persecute them despite their opinions on reform, but the Golden Horde was more tolerant and allowed them to find another place to take refuge."
"The various problems within these churches have not been resolved for a long time because of the lack of a sound organization. Therefore, the clergy are ostracizing each other all day long and blaming each other for trivial matters. In fact, many things could have been resolved by authority. Mediation and fair ruling are needed to avoid it, but in this fragmented situation, small things may become big things.”
"So I feel that even the current church should continue to improve. Churches in various parts of Russia should be further integrated and integrated with the Roman Church to establish a truly universal Orthodox Church." He encouraged Guo Kang: "I hope Constantine Brother Ding, you must try your best to shoulder this sacred responsibility!"
"Ah... I think this possibility is still relatively far away for the time being." Guo Kang hesitated and said euphemistically: "There are many monks with different opinions in Rome alone."
"It's not that different opinions and groups are not allowed, but that everyone should stick to the bottom line and work hard for the glory of Heavenly Father and all the good things in the world under a common belief and common goal." Mihai Father Er sighed and said:
"In my life, I have seen too many unnecessary disasters, but I can't do anything. So I can only use penance to appease the sadness in my heart and ask myself to experience the same hardship, so as not to forget that there is such a thing in the world. Much suffering.”
"I have been praying, asking Heavenly Father to have mercy on us poor sinners, forgive our mistakes, and give us a better future. Therefore, in the past few decades, I have also been trying to explore and want to know about our What mistakes were made that caused the hard work of monks in the past generations not to have a good result? And it is only now, after comparing so many examples, that I have some ideas."
"Andre is still young, so I don't know how rare this opportunity is. But don't worry, as long as we can help you, we will do our best." He said: "We hope that the church's efforts can finally bring about a good life." result."
"I don't have this ability either." Guo Kang didn't think so much: "I'm satisfied if I can give you a suggestion and inspire others to come up with better ideas. And this kind of thing is far more than just one person can do. There will definitely be more capable people to actually complete this work in the future. Let’s do some research and lay a foundation for everyone, and it will be considered a success.”
Father Mikhail heard this and did not agree or refute. He just thought about it and finally nodded.
Guo Kang thought for a while and suddenly became curious, so he asked: "If a capable person really appears in the future who can help you realize your wish, should you thank this person or the Heavenly Father who guided all this? "
"Huh?" Father Mikhail didn't seem to have thought about this problem.
He thought for a moment and said, "I think they are the same."
"Why?" Guo Kang asked.
"If Heavenly Father has mercy on us and allows him to perform righteous deeds, then he will bear Heavenly Father's mission. Those who bear Heavenly Father's mission will receive the care of the Holy Spirit; and if they complete the actions expected by Heavenly Father, they will make God happy. . From then on, such a person will of course become the agent of the Heavenly Father. If the deeds are great enough, then this help alone is enough to be equal to a saint." Mikhail analyzed seriously:
"So, we should treat such generous and great people as we would treat saints. In the same way, even if the help is just ordinary, the recipients should be grateful to the helpers as the righteous people chosen by the Father. This is since Thanking him is also a thank you to the Heavenly Father who rules the world. The two should originally be one."
"What if it's a pagan?" Guo Kang continued to ask.
"It depends on whether the believer firmly believes that there is only one God in the world." Father Mikhail thought for a moment and said, "If he believes that there is only one true God in the world, then even those who believe in paganism are the Father of Heaven. Those who are chosen to do righteous deeds - because the Heavenly Father is the ultimate good, and there is no other source of great goodness in the world that can guide mortals to do good."
"Therefore, believers who hold righteous beliefs should also be grateful to this heretic, because this is a tribute to the goodness of the Heavenly Father. As for other differences of faith and hostility, they should be treated differently, otherwise they will not be able to respect the Heavenly Father. request."
Guo Kang thought for a while and nodded.
(End of chapter)
