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Chapter 368 Heresy Inquisition
Early in the morning, in the courtyard of the Holy See, two young Catholics, one fat and one thin, fetched a bucket of water and were bending over, wiping the statues of saints in the courtyard.

"The saint's compassion shines upon the earth. I have a feeling that something big is going to happen recently. For two days in a row, I was able to get a blackberry pudding every night. Yesterday, the meatballs were unlimited."

Although the fat believer was panting while wiping the statue, his tone was full of joy.

"Well, the price is being called up early in the morning to clean these statues."

The thin believer rolled up his wet sleeves and looked up at the seven-foot-tall granite statue in front of him. In the dim light of the morning sun, Saint Barlaan was smiling brightly at him:

"This statue was just washed yesterday, why do we have to clean it again today?"

“I don’t know. Anyway, Mr. Alberti specifically told me last night that every statue in the courtyard must be cleaned, even the dust in the gaps must not be left out.

Bernie, my roommate, the stingy guy, has to go to the church to clean windows today. Stop complaining and get to work. Everyone has the same job."

"You're right. Something big must have happened. I went out yesterday to deliver a letter for a big shot in the institute. Guess what I saw on the Boulevard de Borle?"

"what?"

"Father Galilei was giving out clothes and food on the street, not the small-scale charity he did every year before Candlemas.

There was a big banner on the street that read "Charity and the Distribution of Holy Scriptures" with a statue of the saint underneath. There were hundreds of poor people waiting in line for the bread, but yesterday was not a special day.

"Which king suddenly donated a large sum of money to the Holy See? He was so generous all of a sudden. First, after the dinner, after the pudding..."

The fat priest suddenly caught sight of Cardinal Kosander strolling in the courtyard on his back, and quickly shut his mouth, his heart in his throat, and rubbed a stain on the base of the statue with a rag.

"Stand up straight, kid."

When the thin man heard that it was the cardinal's order, he stood up straight.

Old Kosander touched the statue of the saint himself, and then personally straightened the robes of the believer in front of him:

"Do you... smoke?"

"What? Smoking...smoking?"

"Well, either a cigarette or a pipe will do."

"No... don't smoke."

The thin man responded dryly that there was no written or written rule in the Holy Maiden Sect that explicitly prohibited smoking, but there were still a few believers who smoked.

"Your Excellency the Bishop... I, I smoke..."

The fat man behind him raised his hand in fear.

“Well, then you will start cleaning the statues of saints in the courtyard tomorrow. Oh, and ask someone to put the statues of the two brothers, Saint Bernard and Saint Bois, next to the statue of Saint Baraan.

Move the statue of St. Albert to the side."

In the parable of the Saint, Saint Bernius and Saint Bois were close friends who followed the Saint the longest and had the best relationship with Saint Barain.

In some unconfirmed historical stories, Saint Albert often quarreled with Saint Baraan because of their personalities.

"Okay, okay."

The fat man looked like he had no complaints, but in his heart he was secretly blaming himself for being too talkative.

"Child, you don't need to come to the courtyard to wipe the statues tomorrow. Go and help in the stable." The archbishop patted the thin man's shoulder.

"puff……"

After the archbishop turned and left, the fat man laughed out loud. The work in the stable was the dirtiest and most tiring. He was going to find a deserted place later to light a cigarette to celebrate. Fortunately, he had answered the archbishop's question in time.

Kosander stood with his hands behind his back and continued to inspect the work in the Holy See.

We cannot let all the believers know about the arrival of Saint Barlaan. Once they know, the ordinary citizens of Seven Hills will also know, and it won’t be long before everyone in Victoria knows about it.

By then, people from all over the country will rush to the Holy See, and it will be terrible if a few religious extremists do something outrageous.

So the entire Holy See Kosander notified about 50 people.

These people also have close relatives and factions, and at most 200 people know about it. This number... is acceptable in the short term.

The preparations for welcoming Saint Barain require a good balance, showing enthusiasm without appearing deliberate, so that Saint Barain can feel a natural and warm warmth like a spring breeze.

Since the other party did not reveal his identity, it means that the saint has instructed that one should not make too much noise when practicing one's will in the secular world.

As the archbishop walked, he saw a middle-aged man in a white robe and a flail rushing into the courtyard. It was the presiding judge Bill.

"Bill, didn't you go to Amalfi for the heresy trial a few days ago? Why are you back today?"

"Didn't you call me back?"

The archbishop slapped his head. Yes, he did tell Father Galilei yesterday to let Bill Jacob and other judges who had dealt with Saint Barlaan return to the Holy See first. Saint Barlaan will arrive in a few days, and he needs to have some acquaintances to talk to in order to facilitate communication. "Has the Amalfi trial been resolved?"

"I asked Judge Mirandola to replace me. The specific progress of the trial..."

Bill looked around carefully and saw many young believers cleaning the courtyard:

"Archbishop, let's talk in your study."

"Ah."

Seeing Bill's expression, the Archbishop's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the Amalfi case was unusual. St. Barlaam's tour was about to begin. He hoped that nothing could go wrong.

The two men entered the study, and the believer who was usually in charge of the archbishop's daily life brought two cups of hot tea and then closed the door.

Bill pulled out a notebook from his robe and reported to Archbishop Kosander all the information he had in the Amalfi Cathedral.

"The current situation is that all suspicion points to Botticelli, who is the adopted son of the victim, Bishop Gione, and also the ordained painter of the Amalfi Cathedral."

Kosander nodded. Since he was someone close to Jone, he had the opportunity to take action. And his identity as a painter... also gave him the ability to arrange the bloody scene in the back hall.

"So Botticelli is still on the run?"

"Yes, I have asked the other two inquisitors to contact the local police department to help arrest him. Please rest assured, Bishop. The police department only thinks that Botticelli stole the church's money and does not know the truth."

"Ah."

Bill's work is trustworthy. Now we can only hope to catch that guy named Botticelli as soon as possible.

"There are two more matters of great concern regarding this case that I need to report to you."

"If you have any other bad news, tell us all at once." Archbishop Kosander pinched his brows.

"Based on my experience, even if the murderer is Botticelli, the whole thing should be related to the devil."

Within the Holy See, all special events related to the gods are called "devil's actions." Kosander nodded after hearing this. This was also within his expectations. After all, the Inquisition was prepared for these evil heretics:
"So, Bill, you also talked to Judge Mirandola, right? Did he bring enough people?"

"Yes, I informed His Excellency Mirandola truthfully, and an eight-member trial team followed him."

"Very good. Don't be stingy with your efforts on the eve of life and death."

Kosander used a quote from the Saint to highlight the importance of the matter:
"What else? Have you already cleared away the fog and seen the devil's face clearly?"

"That's not the case, but... according to other priests in the church, Botticelli has been acting strangely recently, often arguing with Bishop Gione late at night.

A curious priest once heard from his window that Botticelli seemed to be influenced by... the Sahagunites.

"Snapped!"

Archbishop Kosander remained calm when he heard the information about the devil just now, but when he heard the name "Sahagun Sect", his face suddenly changed. He was so angry that he swept the table and broke the teacup.

The Holy Maiden Sect has been preaching in the Western Continent for thousands of years, and the Holy See is naturally the de facto leader within the sect.

But the Holy Scriptures are there, and there will always be believers among the people who use their own understanding to dissect the scriptures and put forward their own opinions.

The Holy Virgins once labeled everyone as heretics and kept the right to interpret church scriptures firmly in their hands.

But the higher the pressure, the more those devout believers resisted, and gradually, the Holy See relaxed its suppression of civilian factions.

The mendicant orders of Moses Sadeh belong to this category of branches, but they have a harmonious relationship with the Holy See, which in turn supports the development and growth of the mendicant orders.

But the "Sahagunites" are different. In the eyes of the Holy See, their views are simply... treasonous and will never be allowed to be spread.

Sahagun, the founder of the Sahagun school, put forward a set of views.

First of all, the saint's scriptures say that the saint is definitely omniscient and omnipotent, and this is beyond doubt.

Furthermore, it was written in the Saint's scriptures that the Saint loved the people in the secular world with compassion and had personally preached and saved everyone in the entire Western Continent. No one would refute this.

So, how do we explain the plight of so many poor, miserable and wronged people on the mainland today?

Is it that the Saint doesn't have the ability to save them? Or does it mean that the Saint doesn't love them?
Grasping this key point, the Sahagunites began to promote their own doctrine. They believed that the saint must be omnipotent and must be loving and compassionate to the world, so the problem must be with the Holy See.

The way the Holy See worships is wrong, or the Holy See is not worshipping a saint, but a devil! This is what makes the world full of filth and injustice.

So a few years ago, the Holy See listed the Sahagun sect as heresy and issued an excommunication order against Sahagun himself!
Oh, how come the Sahagunites showed up again at the critical moment of Saint Barlaam's tour? If Saint Barlaam came into contact with the Sahagunites, how would the saints and saints view our Holy See?
Thinking of this, Archbishop Kosander broke out in a cold sweat.

“Bill, do two things. First, send five more… no, eight more inquisitors to Amalfi to assist Chief Inquisitor Mirandola.

Second, contact the churches in the major cities at the port and ask where Saint Barlan is. We can then rearrange the route for the reception."

No matter what, Saint Barlaam must not be allowed to see those damned Sahagun heretics!

(End of this chapter)