New Gods of North America

Wayne sat obediently beside them and was praised as a "model".

A row of church elites who had been "certified" by the bishop himself sat silently opposite, accepting the bishop's verbal criticism.

The people on both sides looked at each other in silence, perhaps they were "sympathizing and understanding" with each other.

——At least that’s what Wayne personally hopes.

Now I looked more carefully and found that there were quite a few people I had seen before.

For example, sitting directly opposite Bishop Corleone was Reverend Bazzini, who was in charge of the Georgeburg Parish.

For example, sitting in one of the corners was Captain Mills of the Special Forces, whom Wayne had met before in the State Capitol.

You see, there are teams of old, middle-aged and young people.

I said that people in the Holy Spirit Church don’t need to sleep at night.

Wayne sat and listened for a while.

The spirit of the meeting,

Probably the next step for the Virginia Diocese will be to focus on cracking down on those "corrupt elements" involved in organized crime, especially the "criminal degenerates" privately nurtured by certain wealthy people or business companies, in order to curb the development of hidden organizations by controlling criminal behavior.

As for those "wild degenerates" who do not pose much harm and do not involve criminal issues, they can be treated leniently or not punished at all.

If you think about it for a while,

The content that was emphasized at the beginning was very "correct", but the content that was almost passed over by the bishop in just a few words was inconsistent with what Wayne had heard before.

According to Ian Fisk, large families have certain privileges in secretly sheltering and employing extraordinary people.

So what can a big family do by taking in these extraordinary people? In the best case, it is responsible for the safety and protection of the family, but in the worst case, it may involve some gray or black affairs.

Since it is a "privilege", the church should be more tolerant in some gray areas.

According to Reverend Tywin and Captain Mills, the management of the "Fallen" by the Foginia Diocese was previously strict and impartial.

In other words, at least when dealing with wild extraordinary people, it should be very strict.

The entire ecosystem sounds like this:

Ordinary wild Beyonders were either attacked or needed to seek various "shelters". In fact, because the church's usual crackdowns were severe enough, the value of the privileges held by the big families was high enough.

But these statements,

However, it was almost contrary to the request made by Bishop Corleone at this time.

——The Bishop seemed to be trying to lift the ban on wild Beyonders.

Fortunately, Wayne was not the only one who was surprised by this.

Bishop Corleone finished his decision and asked, "Any questions?" as if he was about to adjourn the meeting.

Almost half of the people on the other side seemed to have questions to ask.

Bishop Corleone called the names one by one.

Someone who sounds like someone from the Exorcist Guild asks:

"Your Excellency, if we use 'whether a crime has been committed' as the criterion, does that mean that we should relax the management of the fallen?"

Bishop Corleone shook his head slowly:

"Of course, we cannot relax the management of ordinary degenerates. But our current focus is to curb the infiltration of hidden organizations. For some degenerates who have no problems with their conduct and are almost harmless, I think we can start from the perspective of 'redemption', reduce the severity of their punishment, and also reduce some of the burden on the 'monasteries' and 'farms'.

"Many parishes have already developed some fallen people as informants or assisting law enforcement officers. I think we can also develop some appropriately."

Captain Mills, who looked young and energetic and could be considered a representative of frontline law enforcement officers, asked:

"Your Excellency, I do not doubt your foresight and wisdom. But if we do not maintain our deterrent effect on the fallen, the public security of this diocese may be directly affected. Shouldn't we suddenly lower the standards for handling them?"

Bishop Corleone spread his hands slightly, and then spoke in his hoarse voice:

"How many years has the Diocese of Virginia been cracking down on degenerates? Thirty years? Fifty years? I don't know.

"But in fact, the number of cases involving degenerates in Virginia each year is not significantly lower than that in other dioceses. In fact, the proportion of serious crimes and vicious crimes is slightly higher. In other dioceses, I have also seen law-abiding degenerates consciously maintaining public order.

"The authority of the church will not be affected by such a small matter. But perhaps it is time for us to consider whether overly harsh punishment can really lead people to good. After all, according to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, all those who believe in Him have the opportunity to be saved."

Hearing Bishop Corleone quote the words from the Holy Scripture,

Those who had doubts about this wisely shut their mouths and drew the sacred triangle symbol on their chests to show that they listened to the teachings and obeyed.

After everyone finished their ceremony, Bishop Corleone looked at Emilio Bazzini, who was sitting opposite him:

“Reverend Bazzini, do you have any questions about this?”

Pastor Bazzini smiled sincerely, "No, Georgeburg Parish will resolutely implement your will."

"very good."

Bishop Corleone nodded. "It is getting late. May the Holy Spirit bless you."

Everyone returned the greetings and thanked the Bishop for his blessing, then left one after another.

However, many people looked at each other or looked for their targets. In the process of leaving, they gathered into several groups of three or four, as if they had something to discuss as soon as they left.

Wayne also wanted to escape with the main group, but was stopped by Bishop Corleone.

So he just sat there obediently, not knowing what other instructions the bishop had.

After everyone left,

Bishop Corleone and Wayne were the only two people left in the spacious conference room - if you didn't count the monks who were silently guarding the door and in the corners.

"Wayne, when we were in Kanks before, I found your idea of ​​curbing the expansion of the Holy See in the New World by restricting dioceses very interesting. What do you think of our meeting tonight?" asked Bishop Corleone.

I think I should come back later...

Wayne thought for a moment, "My personal guess is that even if the 'Fallen' cannot become the Church's helpers, they don't want them to become members of the enemy side?"

If we speculate on the perspectives of the big shots,

I feel that this move by Bishop Corleone may be intended to win over the group of wild extraordinary people.

I just don't know his purpose. Is it to weaken the privileges of the big families to shelter extraordinary people in disguise, or is it to destroy the soil for the hidden organizations to develop in secret?

For example, if someone like Damon MacCready wasn't thinking about revenge on his bad boss and didn't have to avoid the church's attack,

So I feel that he is probably the kind of person who says "I want to be a good person" and would not secretly drug people and then wear a maid outfit to fight with others.

"Well, although we are both young people, you are much more perceptive than David Mills in this regard. A person who can see the essence of something in one second and a person who cannot see the essence of something even after half a lifetime will naturally have different destinies."

As Bishop Corleone was about to stand up, a monk behind him came quietly and helped him move his chair after he stood up.

Bishop Corleone then motioned for Wayne to follow him out of the meeting room:

"Some of those who were sitting here just now were as perceptive as you. They are not completely unaware, but they choose to turn a blind eye to certain things.

“I am a reasonable person and I will not get angry about it or threaten them.

"But if someone continues to make the wrong choice, I will not give them a warning and leave them no room for error."

Hmm...

I think I know too much...