Thousands of sparks

Chapter 174 Unscrupulous
Benedict II is 74 years old this year.It is a very inhumane thing for a 74-year-old man to be shirtless in an indoor temperature of more than [-] degrees.

But at this point in time, Benedict II's actions at least made the surrounding Aika agents less nervous-as a "visitor" who had not made an appointment with Dusand, the dean of the seminary himself was A very troublesome visitor.

And the dean seems to be anxious to see Du Sande immediately.In order to pass the "security check" immediately, he even took off all the clothes on his upper body directly at the door.

"Your Excellency the Consul." Dusand tried to get Benedict II to put on his clothes first, while the old dean took the lead to explain his intentions, "I hope to be able to spend the time when Archbishop Guterres is recovering from his injuries." , instead of performing his work."

"You certainly didn't decide to become an advocate of Liberation Theology because you heard about the attack on Archbishop Guterres and suddenly received a lecture from the Lord." Dusand pointedly pierced Benedict II's "disguise", He asked bluntly, "So, what do you want?"

"Please... don't do anything to those young theologians in the seminary." Benedict II lowered his head slightly, and the wrinkles on his naked upper body became more obvious, "The theologists in the seminary either study medicine, or Learning agronomy...their existence is only beneficial to Newsale and not harmful-those theologians who have been impacted because of their beliefs can also be saved."

Du Sande didn't speak. He looked at the old man in front of him and asked after hesitating, "Mr. Dean, their faith can be saved, but what about you?"

After a few seconds of silence, Benedict II said, "Although Archbishop Gutierrez committed a great crime, if he is willing to follow the guidance of liberation theology throughout his life and bring God's gospel and love to the poor... After his death, Archbishop Gutierrez can be declared a saint."

This passage can be regarded as "black talk" within religion, and the core content of the whole passage lies in two points.

Gutierrez obeyed the orders of the previous archbishop and the royal family to kill civilians is a mortal sin, and preaching liberation theology can be called a saint.

The attitude of Benedict II is fully expressed in this sentence-he agrees with the liberation theology, believes that there is a big problem with the royal family, and believes that the liberation theology is by no means a heresy, but should become a sect like the sects founded by other saints. part of the church.

"I hope your position can be clearer." Du Sande understood the slang words, but he was still not satisfied with what the slang words showed. "Are you a sympathizer, supporter, or believer in liberation theology?"

To this question, Benedict II's answer is very straightforward.

"God's benevolence towards mankind should be unreserved." Benedict II said carefully, "I don't think that a benevolent and omnipotent god would entrust his love for man to a certain individual or family. What's more He will not take the trouble to bestow His love on individuals, families, and even churches, and then benefit all mankind through these 'intermediaries'."

"The church should be the faithful fulfiller of God's beliefs. The purpose of our joining the church is to let God's love be displayed in a way that is more suitable for the times." Benedict II spoke slowly, but the expression on his face But gradually relaxed, "The work of the church should be to make every effort to transform God's love into a form more suitable for ordinary people."

Du Sande was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the high-ranking church leader in front of him would say something so deviant, and even wanted to break up the church.

Justification by works versus justification by faith is often the biggest difference between traditional and Protestant churches.The reason for this is simple—the early religious believers needed an organization to complete the transformation from ordinary people to believers.In order to spread the faith, such an organization will inevitably need a group of people who have given up their jobs to do the work of preaching and maintaining the faith full-time.

And although they are priests, they are not immortals.They need to obtain subsistence materials to maintain their lives, and they also need a more efficient way to maintain the beliefs of newly developed believers.

So the church was born. They trained their clergy, held regular religious ceremonies to maintain the faith, and collected money from existing believers to maintain operations.

With the development of religion, in order to maintain its "authority", the church began to add various rituals, and through these rituals to further amass money and enhance authority.

When the church is accumulating more and more money, and the burden on believers is getting heavier, "Protestantism" will emerge.These "Protestants" advocate that belief in God does not need to be realized through complicated religious ceremonies, and they only need to believe in God to be saved.Naturally, this simple and convenient claim quickly became a major religion.

The Church of the Empire was such a "Protestant", and they quickly received the patronage of the Imperial Royal Family after converting to Protestantism.

Today, Benedict II's speech is tantamount to fundamentally denying the "rationality" of the Imperial Church.Moreover, he said it in a natural tone, as if he was talking about what to eat tonight.

If we start from Benedict II's explanation, then the church should be dismantled directly.Except for the agricultural college and the medical college, other institutions can be dissolved.

"I'm not a believer in Liberation Theology. To be honest, I look down on this interpretation." Dusand's shock has not yet turned into an expression on his face, and Benedict II's speech continues, "Gu Tie Reis still has a deep attachment to the church, and his so-called liberation theology is just trying to liberate some ordinary people who are oppressed by the royal family."

"But your theory liberates everyone." Dusande finally recovered from the shock, and then asked with a frown, "But...won't such a proposition destroy the Imperial Church first? Is the church in Newsail a mess?"

"Of course." Benedict II nodded his head as a matter of course and said, "So, don't disclose my proposition to the public for the time being. During this time, we should first implement Gutierrez's proposition."

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When Benedict II left, his clothes were neatly dressed, and he also took more than 40 professional guards from the New Saal Privy Council.

The Privy Council has now ceased functioning entirely.After all, Dusand has decided to strip off all the nobles in the entire system of Newsail.

In the past, as a political force that could not be ignored in the colonies, the Privy Council was actually the institution that formulated most of the colonial policies and regulations.As a legislative body, the Privy Council also had the important job of serving the nobility.

It's a real cash burner.

Du Sande decided to dismantle the Privy Council half of the reason was to let the nobles return to the social operating system and reduce the burden on the common people.The other half of the reason is to save some money...the funding needs of this institution are simply jaw-dropping.

The existing civil servants in the Privy Council have basically been dismantled and supplemented into the current control system of Newsail.The security department is divided into two, one half belongs to Aika's newly established security department, and the other half is handed over to the People's Army as grassroots and middle-level officers.

Morale among the Guards in the Privy Council has been very low lately.In the massacre half a year ago, more than two hundred guards died in the attack.The subsequent job transfer and department disbandment made them even more at a loss.

Gutierrez was attacked, making Aika's security department face the enemy from top to bottom.This is the case with the profession of guards. As long as they fail once, they will be regarded as "useless things".Every Aika guard felt that they were about to be imprisoned or fired.

However, Dusand didn't treat them that way.He just seriously exhorted the 43 guards who can be summoned so far, "Mr. Dean's situation is quite special, and everyone who can get in close contact with him may be an unstable factor. Therefore, we must ensure that the people he comes into contact with People will not pose a threat to his life safety-this matter is very important and must not be lost."

Benedict II added on the side, "I will try to control the frequency and location of my contact with other people. All interviews with 'unsafe factors' will be conducted one-on-one in the office."

"I have only one request for you." Dusand said solemnly, "You have the right to take all means to protect the safety of the dean when you think it is necessary. As long as he is safe, no matter what your actions cause Such losses and sensations... don't matter."

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On Neusaur, Dusand ordered "any means necessary" to ensure the safety of Benedict II.On Saxony, Duchamp also issued a similar order.

"As long as the civilian gathering area is safe." Facing the sweaty Rosen, Duchamp's tone was as calm as usual. "As long as civilians are safe, I won't ask about your specific military operations - you can use any means to achieve your goals."

Rosen panted and said, "Then I need fire support. I need the fleet to move over the target area and provide accurate and comprehensive fire coverage of the target's location."

Coverage, as Rosen refers to it, is a very high-stakes move in the naval warfighting model.The reason is also very simple-the fleet cannot complete high-precision ground shooting in low-Earth orbit.To achieve what Rosen called "precise and comprehensive fire coverage," it would require the entire fleet to jump into the atmosphere above the target in a ring formation for ground-to-ground shooting.Then, the process of "aiming-shooting-re-jumping to maintain altitude-aiming-shooting" is completed during the process of the hull being captured by the gravity of the planet and falling freely.

During this process, there will be many places that may go wrong.For example, there is a problem with the direction of the jump, for example, the fleet shifted during the free landing process, so that part of the hull of the friendly army was mistakenly taken away during the second jump, for example, the Epsilon mine was shattered during the heating process, Leading to disorderly disintegration and transmission, for example, the hull rolled over during the fall, and the shell hit the friendly army...

This kind of operation is a real high-risk operation, and every step of the operation may make mistakes, and the result of making mistakes is the destruction of the ship and the loss of life.

"Why do you need this kind of fire support?" Dushan didn't directly refuse, he asked, "Why do you need such support now?"

"They dug a hole and buried the only two remaining large cruisers on the top of the main peak of the 434.2 highland." Rosen wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "The two large cruisers have a total of 32 ships and ten ships. Two-inch main gun. The thickness of the armor on the hull is at least eight inches. Even if the tank barrel is pressed against the armor, it is impossible to penetrate it—even if the artillery we equip is equipped with armor-piercing projectiles, the armor-piercing depth is also Can't break through this iron shell."

Height 434.2 is located approximately four kilometers southeast of Dresden.This is the highest point in Dresden, and it is also the largest iron ore mine in Dresden - the entire mountain is full of high-quality iron ore except for the covering soil about three joules thick on the surface.

Such geological conditions, as well as the two large cruisers of the Saxony garrison fleet, made the 434.2 highland directly a fortress with firepower capable of covering the entire Dresden.If the safety of civilians in Dresden is to be ensured, the threat to Hill 434.2 must be removed.

Duchamp gave this task to Rosen.After Rosen took his proud tanks and infantry and managed to approach the 434.2 Heights, he realized how outrageous this mission was.

The Saxon sailors guarding the "large cruiser turret" were all shrink-headed turtles, and it was this group of shrink-headed turtles that destroyed two tanks and killed thirty Several People's Army soldiers.

The counterattack of tanks and infantry guns only added a little scratch to the armor plate of the cruiser.

(End of this chapter)