Iron Powder and Spellcaster

Hearing Carman's words, Winters also became alert.

At the previous banquet, the old man Hurd saluted all around, and many members of the Wenduoer tribe also stood up and returned the salute to him. At that time, Winters had already keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Damn it!" Winters cursed, "The old man said they make a living by providing 'necessities' to other tribes. Could the 'necessities' he mentioned be sacraments?"

But facing Father Carman, he showed a nonchalant attitude.

"Don't say it came a thousand years ago, so what if it came ten thousand years ago?" Winters asked casually: "What does it have to do with the current Hed tribes? What impact can it have on the present?"

Sure enough, Kaman took the bait. Seeing Winters' indifferent look, Kaman was furious.

"You...you...you are too arrogant! Infidel!" Father Carman, who had been pretending to be profound just now, had his emotional defense broken down again:

"Can't you think about it with your insensitive mind? The fact that a heretical sect that was recognized as extinct was found alive and well in a barbarian and pagan land is very important to the Grand Duke. Church, what does it mean?”

Kaman finished speaking a long series of words in one breath and his face turned red from holding back.

Winters once again showed the qualities of an excellent tactical commander, accurately seizing the opportunity for Kaman to take a breath and interjecting at the right time.

He corrected Kaman strictly: "Father, if I were you, I would not use 'alive well' to describe that old man Ayinle."

"That's not the point at all!" The felt tent was not soundproof, so Kaman tried his best not to yell out, and his voice became hoarse:

"The point is, we all believe that the Arians have become extinct. They adhere to heretical creeds, were rejected by the Lord, and eventually disappeared.

"But the existence of that old man not only proves that the Arians are still alive, but also proves that they took root in this land not only earlier than you and earlier than me, but also earlier than the Catholic Church and earlier than the new settlers. It may even be earlier than the time when the Platuan people lived a settled life!

The more Kaman talked, the angrier he became: "I don't know how much of our teachings are mixed into the beliefs of the Hud people, and I don't know how much of our things are left in the old man's beliefs. You...you A pot of hodgepodge was brought to me and I didn’t know anything about it…”

"What's wrong with the hodgepodge?" Winters was furious: "The hodgepodge is the best!"

"Don't keep talking to me!" Kaman's back molars were almost broken.

"First take back your insult to Hodgepodge!"

Kaman suddenly tore off his left sleeve and wrapped it around his fist without saying a word.

"Okay, okay, okay..." Winters understood that Priest Kaman wrapped a cloth around his fist because he was afraid of beating him to death. He couldn't help but be moved to tears - of course it was the swollen eye. Quickly surrender: "Look at you, you are in a hurry!"

Kaman didn't say anything, nor did he take off the sleeves wrapped around his fists.

"However, don't overreact." Winters continued to test carefully: "They are all pretense... Well, they are all crafts that meet people's certain needs. Isn't it normal for them to influence each other? You pour wine into the water , then the wine and water will naturally mix together and become inseparable.”

Winters paused and said jokingly: "This is quite consistent with the teachings of the Arians."

Carman looked into Winters' good eye.

"However." Winters immediately returned to the topic: "According to your statement, Arianism has been spreading in Hed tribes for countless years, which means that this matter is not a big deal. You don't need to care too much. ”

"No. It's not a big deal, it's because no one knows." Kaman said solemnly: "Now that I know it, it's different."

"What do you mean?" Winters pretended to be surprised: "Are you suggesting that you want me to silence you?"

"Yes." Kaman moved his shoulders: "Come on."

"What are you thinking? How could I do it?" Winters said with a serious face, and solemnly warned Carman: "Remember, don't make such a joke again in the future."

Kaman sneered.

"But having said that, I still don't understand. Even if you do, what's the difference?" Although Winters was the one whose facial soft tissue was more swollen in this conversation, he was also the one who controlled the rhythm of the conversation. He changed the topic Back on track, he pretended not to care and asked: "Arianism spread here thousands of years ago, so what?"

Winters joked: "Do you want to tell me that just because you know this, the Hurds in the Great Wasteland have suddenly changed and become believers in your Lord? At the same time, they have also become believers in the Catholic Church. heresy?"

Unexpectedly, Kaman replied with a serious face: "I didn't say they were all."

Winters carefully studied Kaman's expression to confirm that the latter was not joking.

"Is it possible that you are really considering...adding the Hurds to your flock?" Winters thought it was extremely ridiculous.

"Of course not." Kaman shook his head.

Winters just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Kaman speak again.

"This matter can only be decided by the Pope." Kaman said solemnly: "Which Hittites are believers? Which Hittites are heretics? Which of the believers are heretics? Which ones are pure lambs? These questions The matter is too important for me to comment on. I must report it to the Archbishop and hand it over to the College of Cardinals and the Holy Father.”

As soon as Winters saw the look in Kaman's eyes, he knew that Kaman's attitude was serious and unshakable.

"Friend." Winters sighed and rubbed his swollen eyes in distress: "You will get me into big trouble."

"I'm sorry." Kaman lowered his head and his shoulders followed suit. He said apologetically: "This is my obligation and responsibility."

"Okay." Winters understood that Kaman had made up his mind and didn't hesitate. He smiled and spread his hands: "That's the only way."

"You..." Kaman raised his head and asked in disbelief: "Don't you try to convince me?"

"Will you be convinced by me?"

"……Won't."

"Isn't that enough?" Winters sighed heavily again: "Who makes me unable to convince you and reluctant to silence you?"

Kaman almost choked to death on his saliva.

"However." Winters said seriously: "I also have a suggestion, I hope you can listen to it."

"I knew it..." This time it was Carman's turn to sigh.

"Suggestions, just suggestions."

"explain."

Winters pondered for a moment, then said with restraint and caution: "Before you report to your bishop, I hope you can inform the Reformation Order that you will report this matter to the Cardinals."

Kaman's voice was weak: "I have said many times that the Reform Order no longer exists..."

"Innovative Order, Conservative Order... you can call it whatever name you want, wear whatever skin you want, no need to play word games, you know what I'm talking about." Winters interrupted Kaman with a wave of his hand: "I It’s just a suggestion. I suggest you seek the opinions of your ‘friends’ before making a formal report.”

Kaman was silent. After a while, he frowned and asked, "Why? I've already told you that the mission of the Reformation Order does not include preaching. The old man's church has nothing to do with the Reformation Order."

"How do you know it must be okay?" Winters said with sharp eyes, "You just said, 'I don't know.' You and I can both find traces of Arianism. Can’t the monks of the Reformation Order find out? How can you dare to conclude that the monks of the Reformation Order will not have relations with these Arian believers?”

Kaman fell into silence again. After a moment, he raised his head: "I can't promise you anything."

"It doesn't matter." Winters smiled and spread his hands: "Doing what you think is right is enough."

[Although heretics are always said to be more hateful than heretics, this is not always the case]

[Generally speaking, the Roman Church is very strict with internal heresies. If a believer is found to have heretical thoughts and does not repent, he will be sentenced to death]

[But the premise is that the heretic is found to hold a heresy and does not repent. In an era when the external environment is relatively relaxed, the Roman Church is very cautious and very tolerant of the identification of heresy, and as long as the heretic is willing to repent, it will give another opportunity and will not easily reject it. Will kill]

[On the other hand, when the church faces severe external challenges, its attitude towards heretics is no longer so warm and gentle, and its methods become very harsh]

[[Cheese and Maggots] This book tells the story of how a believer in the 16th century was identified as a heretic, how he was tolerated, and how he was sent to the stake again in a severe era]

[When dealing with offshore heretics, the Roman Church usually shows tolerance and a very pragmatic spirit. For example, when the Portuguese colonists first arrived in India, they mistook Hindu believers for some kind of heretical Christians, so they were very generous (generous). ) means that you just need to return to the right path and drive away all the MSL, that’s all. There is no shouting or killing, you are very rational (quote marks), very tolerant (quote marks)][(quotes in parentheses are because the quotation marks will be garbled) )]