A certain sword soul's infinite journey

Chapter 642
At the beginning of 1670, the witnesses led by a cardinal and two priests finally returned to the Holy See. They returned with a piece of solidified scorched lava and three realistic portraits.

Among them, there are two portraits that compare the appearance of Father John before and after the miracle, and the remaining one is a sketch copied by the cardinal himself, which clearly depicts the scene of Catania after the disaster , the authenticity of its copying and the superb painting skills are breathtaking.

Especially the volcano that is still erupting, and the city that seems to be trembling in the eruption, all well show the weakness and despair of human beings in the face of such natural disasters.

But unfortunately, except for the cardinal who drew this picture, no one present cared about how exquisite his storyboard, composition and conception are. Everyone couldn't help but focus their eyes on the edge of the volcano on the city.

There, countless scorched black lava solidified in the center of the city, vividly maintaining their surging appearance before solidification. The crest of the waves rolled and the black rocks intersected. It seemed that they would return to dark red in the next second and turn into countless magma flows. Wash away this fragile city.

According to the cardinal, this is not a scene he drew with his imagination, but a miraculous scene still preserved in Catania.

Regarding this point, the entire team, from the cardinal to the servants, a total of 37 people can testify, and seeing the pious and excited appearance of those servants, it is obvious that they have witnessed it with their own eyes.

Not only that, Father John's rejuvenation is also an irrefutable proof.

Even compared to the former, the latter is more convincing to the Pope and many senior officials of the Holy See.

Because the Church of St. Niccolo in Catania is the largest church in Sicily, and it is also a very important part of the Holy See's missionary work in the future. John who was assigned to this place is naturally not an unknown person. All the senior officials knew this pious old priest, and they knew his real age and church experience very well.

Especially Cardinal Harry, who has always been at odds with John.

He originally thought that this stupid old guy would die of old age in Catania, but he didn't expect to take advantage of the opportunity of the volcanic eruption to be exposed to the light of Archangel Raphael, and he became 20 years younger!
This really made many people jealous, even the old guys who had no grievances with John on weekdays couldn't help but mutter in their hearts, wishing they could replace him.

"...Why is it Catania?"

The Pope and many high-level church leaders were muttering in their hearts that they really didn't want to believe that a city at the foot of a volcano was actually one step ahead of the Holy See in obtaining Holy Family, but in the face of this hard fact, everyone had to admit that Archangel Raphael Al really descended on Catania!

Pope Clement IX looked faintly excited, and Cardinal Toru Huesca Garces, who had just returned from Catania, leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, since The arrival of the Archangel is true, and the portrait of Raphael..."

"Change!" Pope Clement IX said without hesitation, "Just change it according to what Father John said in the letter! And it must be done quickly, and the archangel Raphael must see our sincerity!"

After speaking, the Pope paused, pulled Tolu and asked in a low voice: "Bishop Tolu, I remember you said just now that Father John intends to come to the Holy See in person?"

"Yes, this is evidenced by Father John's own letter."

"Very good, please treat me well. It just so happens that the Cardinal Council still lacks a chief cardinal and needs a wise and pious believer... Bishop Tolu, what do you think?"

"The Pope is crowned wise!"

Bishop Tolu complimented quietly, and at the same time couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

After hundreds of years, the Lord finally sent down another miracle, and sent His Majesty Raphael, who is well-known in heaven, to come in person. This is no different from a blockbuster to the current Holy See.

Everything has to be reshuffled, and those superficial believers and those with ulterior motives who occupy high positions are in danger. It is a good time for pious believers like them to rise to the top.

Tolu considers himself a pious believer, so he has reached an alliance with John in private. The two are determined to cleanse the moths and heresies in the Holy See, and reproduce the glory of the age of miracles 1000 years ago.

Of course, Lin Yi naturally doesn't care about Tolu and John's plan and the intrigue on the Holy See's side. The only thing he cares about is the belief and reputation of the guardian angel Raphael.

During the months when the Holy See waited for the confirmation of the information, Lin Yi took the little black cat all over the European continent, spreading the glory of Archangel Raphael to every city.

Of course, as a reward, Lin Yi unceremoniously took away the power of faith accumulated in each city, and used the authority bestowed on him by heaven to condense all of them into holy light.

During this period, Lin Yi turned into a young priest dressed in white, holding a golden cross, punishing evil, curing diseases, and saving believers in this medieval land, but he never met the people of the Holy See.

Gradually, there were more and more rumors about the priest in white and the archangel Raphael.

Numerous rumors and rumors were quietly fermented among the lower levels, and even the Holy See received news about the 'priest in white who is suspected to be Archangel Raphael'.

But unfortunately, the Holy See at that time concealed the new image of Archangel Raphael, and put all his attention on the team going to Catania, so it was ignored by the church personnel who handled the relevant letters the news.

It wasn't until Cardinal Tolu led the team back, the Holy See confirmed the authenticity of the news, and began to spread the new image of Archangel Raphael on a large scale, that these seemingly rumored news entered the vision of the Holy See.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

Because Lin Yi had gathered all the holy light he needed.

Continental Europe, a church in a city in England.

A young man dressed in white was standing in the preaching area of ​​the church, flipping through a newly compiled missionary book, the last line of the page related to the record of miracles, impressively recorded the deeds of Archangel Raphael .

"In 1669, Hell Satan detonated the long-suspended Mount Etna, trying to destroy the city of Catania at the foot of the mountain with magma and lava. saved Catania from the magma..."

Looking at the seemingly objective but in fact flattering records in the book, the priest in white couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

On his shoulder, a small black cat the size of a palm is opening a pair of big ice blue eyes, looking at the letter paper that smells of ink with relish, as if it can really understand the words on it Same.

Suddenly, the priest in white closed the brand new book, stuffed it back on the bookshelf under the dissatisfied eyes of the little black cat, then turned and walked outside the church.

At the same time, a middle-aged priest walked in from outside the church.

He is the person in charge of this church, Father Martin who has just returned from the Holy See.

This time when he returned to the Holy See, Father Mardan received a brand new angel statue distributed by the Holy See. Among them, the part about Archangel Raphael has changed the most. First, the clothes have generally become white, and there is an extra blue eye on the shoulder. The little black cat seemed to be more majestic than the previous Raphael.

At the beginning, Father Mardan and the leaders of many local churches naturally did not understand this change, until the senior officials of the Holy See admitted that it was the suggestion of Father John of Catania, and showed them Father John's autographed letter, and all the people The talent finally changed its position and accepted the brand new angel statue.

Father Martin was the one who changed his position most decisively.

Because his hometown is Catania.

For Father John, who witnessed the divine descent, Father Mardan had no reason to doubt.

So, after returning to the church under his jurisdiction, Father Mardan couldn't wait to find the most powerful muralist in the city, and planned to hire him to paint the brand-new Raphael statue.

At this moment, Father Mardan returned to the church one step ahead of the painter, intending to evacuate the believers in the church and modify the portrait of Archangel Raphael behind closed doors for seven days.

Just when Father Marten was about to speak loudly, a young and handsome priest in white came up to him, with a blue-eyed little black cat squatting on his shoulder, nodding his head with a warm smile, and drew a picture with his fingers on his chest. made a cross, said softly:
"The original owner blesses you."

"Amen."

Father Mardan replied very naturally, nodded to Lin Yi with a smile on his face, then walked past him quickly, and walked towards the preaching area where there were more crowds.

Suddenly, Father Mardan's footsteps froze, and his brown pupils slowly shrank.

The image of the white-clothed priest and the blue-eyed little black cat kept flashing through his mind, as well as a piece of news that the cardinal personally told them to pay attention to before leaving the Holy See:
"Recently, there have been reports of miracles in the dioceses directly under the jurisdiction of various places. Among them, when it comes to the crown of Archangel Raphael, there are two distinctive features. One is a young priest in white, and the other One is the little black cat with the blue eyes."

"If you can meet a priest in white with a blue-eyed little black cat by his side, then congratulations, you probably met the incarnation of Archangel Raphael!"

　Thanks to the book friend "Residents of the Far East" for the reward of 11000 coins, and thank you for the monthly tickets and recommendation tickets. The troubled April has finally passed. Hand injuries in the first half of the month and fever in the second half, there is no one else. It made me wonder who lowered my head...

　　
　
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