Chapter 872 Conflict of Doctrine(1/2)
Debate...
Unlike the Western religions on Blue Star, it is not uncommon to debate the phenomenon of Seges, which has extraordinary power and gods.
Moreover, because gods often walk on the earth incarnation, believers’ awe of gods is not completely dogmatic.
The believers of the Seges world do not refuse to reflect. Their thoughts are often more open and tolerant than some religious believers on the Blue Star.
Here, the debate is mostly discussed and religious thinking by clergy within the church.
For the true God, they are also happy to see this situation, and sometimes they even perfect their doctrines based on the gains of believers.
As long as it is conducive to the development of power and strengthening faith, it will be accepted by them.
Therefore, with the endorsement of the True God, the debate has a divine halo and is highly valued in the major churches in the Seges world.
Over time, conflicts between many churches are often resolved in the form of debate.
However, the debate between the church is different.
The doctrines between different true gods are very different, and it is often difficult to convince each other when debating, and some even conflict with each other because of the conflict of laws.
More often, priests from different churches still use debate as a means to guide the topic of debate to their own dominant areas to suppress the other party, or seek legitimacy for their actions from doctrines and creeds.
In other words, it is to shape the great meaning through debate.
This righteousness is not necessarily true, sometimes it is even a kind of sophistry, and sometimes it is even a quibble.
However, because of the existence of the divine halo of the debate, as long as the opponent is ultimately overwhelmed in momentum and in the result, it means victory.
This kind of debate often occurs in religious trials in the world of Seges.
And if the victorious party is the judge, they can even deal with the failed hostile clergy at will.
Even if the other party is a god-loving person.
This is also a tacit understanding between the true Gods. In a sense, they also use this method to indirectly promote the perfection and development of their own church.
Of course, the above is for the situation where the strength of the two churches is not very different.
In the world of Seges, since the Holy Mannian Empire expanded to its limit eight hundred years ago and the faith of the Eternal Lord gradually spread throughout the starry sky, the Eternal Church has emerged among many churches and has shown an overwhelming power.
Gradually, the act of debate became less and less during the communication between the eternal church and other churches.
Power does not need to debate such things.
It is also because of this that the judge's bishop was slightly stunned after hearing Old John's words.
Debate...
At this moment, his eyes seemed a little dazed.
Since becoming the bishop of the Eternal Church, it seems that he hasn't heard this word for a long time.
Because the judgment of the Eternal Church only requires listing the guilt of the judged person and burning it out with a fire.
However, today's object is indeed a bit special, because the one who is judged today is not an ordinary believer, but a God's favor.
Not only that, he is not only a godly follower, but also a godly follower with powerful divine power, a godly follower who is vaguely able to have a confrontation with the Eternal Church in the world of Seges.
In the face of such a divine judgment, we really need to be more cautious.
"How is it? Or as the bishop of the Eternal Church, do you have no courage to argue with me now?"
Looking at the judge's bishop with a gloomy look, Old John continued to smile.
His words were filled with needles. Although they were gentle and calm, they contained a strong sense of provocation.
The fury of the judge's bishop came up instantly.
He stared at Old John with red eyes.
But after all, reason overwhelmed his anger. He finally turned his head with a sinister face and looked at the black-clad archbishop of the Tribunal sitting high above.
The Archbishop in Black looked calm.
Noting the gaze that the judge's bishop cast, he did not respond immediately, but looked at Pope Benedict II, the highest leader of the church surrounded by stars.
For a time, many pastors and bishops' eyes remained on Benedict II.
Benedict II still looked calm.
He chuckled and nodded slightly.
Seeing this, the judge's bishop instantly understood the meaning of the Holy See.
The Church of Life has gradually become more powerful.
At this moment, it is probably difficult to convince the public by accusation and trial alone.
Only by completely destroying the other party from a doctrinal and spiritual perspective can we truly achieve the purpose of this judgment, occupy the true righteousness, and prepare for the next action.
Thinking of this, the judge's bishop sneered and said:
"Why, does a pariah who has been lucky enough to gain God's favor also want to get involved in the divine debate?"
"Where does the untouchable start? For the Eternal Church, only the noble nobles and clergy are human beings, are we ordinary people all lowly beings?"
Old John said slowly.
As soon as these words came out, the people around them instantly started to talk.
The clergy of the Eternal Church looked solemn.
They knew that the debate had begun.
The judge's bishop frowned.
He snorted coldly and said:
"Hmph! Cultists are cultists! Now, they still want to sow discord and seduce the people!"
"But, wasn't the word untouchable just said? I'm just expanding what you just said."
Old John shook his head.
As he said that, he sneered:
"Maybe...this is the hypocrisy of the Eternal Church."
"Although in the doctrine that everyone is equal before God, as long as you believe in piety, you can ascend to the kingdom of God to gain happiness and peace after death, in reality, believers should not resist, learn to be patient, ah, obey and obey the rule of the nobles..."
"But, even reality can't be grasped, so how can we talk about after death?"
"From this perspective, the Eternal Church... is nothing more than a ruling tool to help the evildoers, help the nobles oppress the people, and consolidate the corrupt empire."
As soon as these words came out, the onlookers were shocked.
Everyone looked at Old John with horror and shock, never expecting that he would dare to sarcastically mock the Eternal Church so much.
You should know that in the Seges world, it is recognized that theocracy is greater than theocracy.
However, Old John described the divine power as an accessory to the royal power...
This is simply a blasphemy of being naked!
The judge's expression changed slightly.
He angrily scolded:
"Shut up! You are a pagan who speaks nonsense! The Holy Church is the balance to maintain human order. How can you blaspheme?!"
Taking a deep breath, he sneered and continued:
"Reality and death? Humph, how long can a person be born? How long will it take after death?"
"The pain in the world is just a test for our Lord to believers. As long as we have a pious heart, we can ascend to heaven and gain eternal life after death... This is not about origin, no matter how noble or low, only about piety!"
"You don't understand at all!"
Old John sighed:
"So...I said the eternal church is hypocritical."
"Everyone is equal before the gods? Maybe, but... is the equality of the eternal church true equality?"
"Don't look at the origin, the noble and the noble... Haha, it's just a illusory 'equality' to cover up another 'inequality'."
"Why do the lowly people have to be lowly? Why do the noble people have to be noble?"
"Aristocracy will always be nobles, and the poor will always be oppressed? Is this reasonable?"
"Is it reasonable for the nobles to enjoy themselves in the castle and live a life of luxury, and the poor not only have to run around for their livelihoods at all times, but also tolerate the oppression and exploitation of the nobles?"
"The nobles can interact intimately with the clergy, pray in the best prayer rooms, and even receive baptism from the priests..."
"However, civilians are not even taken by clergy, and can only pray to the gods for help when they are most helpless. Some poor people are sick and cannot even get the gate of the church because they cannot afford the medical expenses. Is this reasonable?!"
“This is unreasonable!”
"When saying that faith is equal, everyone is the same before the gods, but this is just a remark from the Eternal Church to fool the people!"
"The essence of the eternal church is the tool of oppression of the masses!"
At the end, Old John almost scolded him.
To be continued...