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Just how huge the Holy See under the Pope is can be seen from their history. Although they do not have a history of 5,000 years, their history of more than 2,000 years is still very powerful. At least the major institutions in the world now

Their power cannot catch up with them. If we have to say that there is, the Chinese Association in the past may have had that ability, but the current Chinese Association was almost wiped out by Li Cong, so there is no such thing.

In 392 AD, Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlawed all pagan religions, and Christianity became the state religion of the empire. After Christianity became the state religion, the Roman Church became a department or institution of the Roman Empire, under the jurisdiction of the emperor. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire,

, the Roman Church began to break away from the control of the Roman Empire politically, and gradually moved towards the pinnacle of its power.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Roman Church still kept a distance from the Germanic Ostrogoths, the rulers of Italy at that time, and still submitted to the Eastern Roman Emperor who was far away in Constantinople. However, because Rome was under the political rule of the Germanic barbarians,

The military influence, coupled with the great distance, made it virtually impossible for Constantinople to achieve effective control over the Roman pontificate. During the Germanic invasions, or in areas where the Roman administration had retreated or lost control, the Roman Church

As the only remaining political institution of the Roman Empire in Italy, it represented the ancient traditions of Rome and Christianity at that time. It stood on the ruins caused by the Germanic invasion and seemed to be an eternal city that the barbarians could not destroy. Therefore, after the 56th century,

At that time, the Roman Church gathered a large number of Roman remnants around itself, which greatly enhanced the prestige of the church. As a result, the Roman Church began to become a powerful political force.

In 536, Emperor Justinian I of the Eastern Roman Empire conquered the Ostrogothic Kingdom and returned to rule Italy. The Roman Church returned to the control of the Roman Emperor. From then until the middle of the 8th century, the Roman Church was overwhelmingly under the control of the Byzantine Emperor.

The popes were all Syrians or Greeks, and the popes at that time had to submit to the military rule of the Byzantine emperors. If the popes at that time did not obey, they would be imprisoned by the emperor, but the Roman Church finally got rid of it completely.

The Byzantine Emperor and the Church of Constantinople officially split from each other. This came from the following three factors:

First, from the middle of the 6th century, the Germanic Lombards began to continuously attack Italy, constantly encroaching on Byzantine territory in Italy. Byzantine power in Italy was declining. In about 751 AD, the Lombards captured the capital of Byzantine Italy, La.

The expulsion of Venere's Byzantine power from central and northern Italy put the Roman Pope under great threat from the Lombards, but also separated them from full subordination to the Byzantine Emperor.

Second, in 717, after Leo, the governor of the Asia Minor military region of the Byzantine Empire, repelled the Arab attack on Constantinople, he forced Emperor Theodosius III to abdicate and ascended the throne of emperor himself, claiming that Leo III created the empire.

In order to protect the interests of the military nobility and stabilize the lives of the sergeants, the Surya dynasty required a large amount of land and property, which were entrusted to military governors at all levels. However, at that time, most of the land in Byzantium was in the hands of churches and monasteries, and they still enjoyed

Tax exemption and exemption from corvee privileges, thus seriously affecting the country's taxation and the consolidation of the army. In order to attack the church, Leo announced his opposition to the worship of icons from 726, and set off a whole-society movement to destroy icons. This was the famous "destruction" in Byzantine history.

"Icon Movement" In January 730, Leo convened a royal meeting and asked senior monks and lay nobles to sign the decree he formulated against the worship of icons. Those who refused to sign were immediately dismissed from the Roman Church at this time, resolutely opposed this decree, and Byzantium

The empire openly broke apart. In 731, Pope Gregory III excommunicated Leo III and all iconoclasts. Leo responded by depriving the pope of taxation rights in southern Italy and jurisdiction over Illyria.

Byzantine's "Iconoclasm Movement" continued intermittently until 843, when the Byzantine Emperor Theodora announced that he would resume the worship of icons. This 117-year "Iconoclasm Movement" ended, and the Holy See and the Byzantine Emperor completely

The rupture also caused a complete split between the Eastern and Western churches. From then on, the two major camps in Europe were clearly divided.

In the end, it was the Franks who played a decisive role in the status of the Roman Church. In 739 AD, the Lombards, under the leadership of King Liutplan, attempted to conquer Rome. Pope Gregory III relied on the help of Charles Matt, the minister of the Frankish Merovingian dynasty.

, repulsed the Lombard attack on Rome. In 754 AD, Pope Stephen III crossed the Alps to escape from the Lombards and took refuge with Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel. The two parties concluded a win-win agreement: Pepin

Provided military protection to the Pope; and the Pope officially recognized Pepin as replacing the Merovingian puppet monarch and obtaining the legal title of king. In 75756, Pepin sent troops twice to cross the Alps, defeated the Lombards, and seized from them

Pepin acquired a large area of ​​land in central Italy centered on Rome and Ravenna. In order to thank the Pope for recognizing his throne, Pepin gave this land, including the entire jurisdiction of the Byzantine Governor in Italy, to the Pope. This is the famous "Pepin"

The establishment of the Papal States meant the formal political separation of the Roman Church from the Eastern Roman Empire.

In order to legitimize the founding of the Papal States, the Franks forged some extremely important documents, such as: "The Gift of Constantine", describing it as a decree issued by the Roman Emperor Constantine, to the effect that

When he founded Rome, he gave old Rome and all its western territories to the Pope. This gift as the basis of the Pope's secular power was actually believed by people in the Middle Ages until the Renaissance. The great history of Florence

Only then did he and linguist Lorenzo Vara identify the document and denounce it as a forgery. The strange thing is that Lorenzo Vara was appointed as the secretary of the Holy See by the then Pope Nicholas V. The reason was that the Pope loved Latin too much.

I wrote it, so I couldn’t put it down for Lorenzo Vara, the Renaissance Latin master at that time. This is a digression.

In the 19th century, with the rise of nationalism in Europe and the national unification movement in Italy, the Holy See's territory in Italy became less and less. After the Kingdom of Sardinia in the north of the peninsula became the leader of the Italian unification movement, it took the lead in establishing the Kingdom of Italy.

The city of Rome, the capital of the Papal State, faced imminent reunification. French Emperor Napoleon III sent troops to protect the city of Rome in the name of being the "protector of the church." In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War broke out. Napoleon III transferred the troops stationed in Rome back to his home country, making Italy

The army of the Kingdom was able to successfully march into the city of Rome. The unification of Italy was officially completed, and the Pope was forced to retreat to the Vatican Palace in the northwest corner of Rome. Later, the Kingdom of Italy, which was hostile to all popes, even prohibited believers from participating in the public affairs of the Kingdom of Italy.

On February 11, 1929, the Italian Mussolini government signed the "Latran Treaty" with Pope Pius XI. Italy recognized the Vatican as a sovereign state, and its sovereignty belonged to the Pope. From July of the same year, it became the

The full name of the city-state is Vatican City State. The Vatican is a permanently neutral country, and its territory is sacred and inviolable.

After hundreds of years of development, it can now be said that the Holy See is just a spiritual sustenance in people's hearts. In the past, not only the common people thought so, but Li Cong also thought so, but now Li Cong thinks he has committed a huge crime.

Mistake, if that is really the case, then your base No. 04 will no longer be in the hands of others. Although the interests of the Mediterranean region are important, no matter how important they are, they cannot be compared to Base No. 04. However,

Li Cong will not do business with them. They have occupied Base 04 for several hours now. If the people in the Holy See are not fools, they should have read some of the information in it by now.

If you hand over the Mediterranean region to them, they will probably lose it. They can't understand those things, but they know very well what price these things will be sold for when they are sold to others. For example, if you talk about the Americans, I guess the Americans will be willing to pay.

Hundreds of billions of dollars

When Li Cong's plane landed in Rome, he felt the danger. He didn't bring too many people over so that would be too conspicuous. It's not that his people didn't develop their own power in Rome before. In fact, Energy

The group's skills in Rome are also very good, but one thing they all know is that as long as what you do has nothing to do with the Vatican, once it comes to anything, no matter who goes in and how many people go in, no one can come out alive.

Yes, this is definitely not a verbal statement, but a fact

Li Cong has not felt like this for a long time. The feeling of being watched. This is the city of Rome and has not yet entered the territory of the Vatican, but someone is actually watching him. This makes Li Cong feel extremely incomprehensible and does not know.

What's going on? Li Cong is just like an ordinary tourist. There is no one around him. The most important thing is that he has already put on those eyes. In the United States, there are different ways for the Klansmen to recognize themselves.

For some reason, are there people here who are so good at calculations? To be honest, Li Cong would rather fight 10,000 biochemical people than meet such a big-brained person, because it is too troublesome for someone like Peng Dao

, he doesn’t want his brain cells to die so quickly.

As the former capital of Italy, Rome was still very good. Li Cong remembered a saying in the past, that is, all roads lead to Rome. Rome was the former capital of Italy, and it was also the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the country. Now

It is one of the largest cities in Europe. It is a world-famous historical and cultural city and the birthplace of the ancient Roman Empire. It is nicknamed the "Eternal City" because of its long history. It is located in the central and western part of the Italian peninsula, Taiwan.

On the seven hills of the plains of the lower reaches of the Bo River, the city center covers an area of ​​more than 1,200 square kilometers. Rome is the center of the Catholic Church in the world, with more than 700 churches and monasteries, 7 Catholic universities, and the Vatican in the city is the Catholic Pope.

Rome and Florence, the seat of the Holy See, are both the centers of the Italian Renaissance. They still retain a rich renaissance and Baroque style; in 1980, the historic city of Rome was listed as a World Cultural Heritage. Of course, all the properties under the Holy See's name

The assets are all in the world cultural heritage. In the past, Li Cong thought that they really had that value. But now Li Cong feels that maybe those things have been covered with cultural cloaks, and there may be some things that people don't care about.

Something you know, or something that’s hard to explain

Rome is known as the "City of Ten Thousand Cities" because it has a glorious history, the glory of the Roman Empire, and the supremacy of the Catholic Church, which have constituted the glory of Rome for nearly 2,500 years. Rome is now the capital of Italy, the largest city in Italy, and the third largest city in Italy. The second largest metropolis, it is also the most populous city in Europe and ranks among the world's metropolises. Rome is the center of world Catholicism, the world's cultural capital, and a world famous historical and cultural city. Since the Roman Empire at that time was the Eastern Han Dynasty of our country, the Eastern Han Dynasty also sent a group of generals to the Silk Road for the first time. The road extended to Europe and the Roman Empire also followed the Silk Road for the first time to Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This was the first contact between my country and Rome. Luoyang is the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism in my country and the origin of Taoism and Confucianism. It is also a famous world cultural city. It has always been said that Rome is the east of Luoyang and the west of Rome. Rome is 25 kilometers west of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city spans both sides of the Tiber River and has 24 bridges. Its population is 2.83 million. Around the beginning of the second millennium BC, the Romans Immigrants from the Northeast built castles here from the eighth to fourth centuries BC, gradually forming the early

The city of Rome became the capital of Italy after the unification of the Kingdom of Italy in AD 756870. Its industries include food, textiles, machinery, printing, chemicals, electronics and plastics. It is the main center of the Italian film industry. Civitavecchia on the northwest coast is its main port. It is now Rome.

Still the most important place in Europa

The Roman Empire was an ancient Roman country that occupied the entire Mediterranean at that time. The Roman Empire is usually divided into the early imperial period and the late imperial period. Some people also divide it from the late empire. During the crisis period in the 3rd century, Rome originally used Latin, but then

As the territory expanded to Greece and the Middle East, Greek became the main language. Even the Testament of the Bible was written in Greek. Due to differences in language, the Roman Empire split into two empires in the East and West in the fifth century. Since the establishment of the Roman Empire,

Since then, it has been expanding externally and is an aggressive ancient power.

Like China, it is also a place with a lot of historical heritage, but now there is no longer the huge Roman Empire, but China is still a big country in the world. I don’t know how I offended the Holy See this time.

An Zhi, I have to show you how powerful we are. We picked up our base without saying a word. If we don't give you some power, maybe they don't know how terrible the people you provoke are. It seems that there is a lot of trouble here.

There was some damage. After entering the city, Li Cong looked at the huge buildings around him. To be honest, he really didn't want to destroy this place. It also felt like it would destroy the historical heritage of mankind.

After Li Cong got off the car, the feeling of being spied on became stronger and stronger. Li Cong could only walk to the dark to see what was going on. Li Cong looked around and walked into an alley.

There are relatively few people there, but tourists will appear at both ends of the alley from time to time.

"Who are you? You've been following me for a long time. Don't you know you're tired? Shouldn't you come out to meet me?" Li Cong stopped and said. At this time, the air around Li Cong fluctuated. Li Cong was sure that he

This is the first time I have seen someone with such good skills, but there is still a big gap compared to myself. These people, especially one of them, the white-robed priest, this guy's physical skills can definitely tie with No. 1 within a short period of time.

, if it takes a long time, I guess this person will not be able to keep up with the number one due to endurance issues, but it will be half an hour later.

"Haha, you are indeed a strong person among ordinary people. You can actually feel our presence. Yes, we are members of the Inquisition. You have come to our territory without permission. I don't think you need to go back."

The priest in white clothes said with a smile, this guy gave people a cold aura, and even children could feel the coldness when he spoke. This guy was all dressed in white robes, and the people around him were dressed like him.

It's the same, except that this guy's white robe has a little gold trim on the edge.

"Who are you? I haven't made a move for a long time, but it has nothing to do with you seeking death. I won't take the initiative to attack any of you. But I feel that you can threaten my safety, and I will not attack lightly.

"Li Cong stretched his muscles. These people can definitely let him have fun. Of course, they are not dangerous from time to time. Look at the things coming out of these people's robes. They are definitely weapons. Besides, they can

How could he become a member of the famous Inquisition so quickly?

The Inquisition was the Catholic Church's agency to detect and judge heretics from the 13th to the 19th century. Also known as the Roman Inquisition, the Trial of Galileo's Heresy, the Inquisition was designed to suppress all anti-church, anti-feudal heresies, as well as people with heretical thoughts or sympathies with religion.

The Inquisition was established in the first half of the 13th century. In order to suppress the Albigensian heresy in southern France, Pope Innocent III established the church's investigative and judicial institutions. This was the origin of the Inquisition. Honorius III succeeded the Pope in 1220.

In 2001, Pope Gregory IX issued a decree to establish the Inquisition in various Western European churches. Pope Gregory IX reiterated the previous decree, emphasizing the importance of establishing institutions, and appointed mendicants under his direct control as inquisitors, requesting the bishops to assist. The Inquisition was established in the Catholic Church in Western Europe.

The country is generally established

In Catholic countries, except for Britain and the Nordic countries, there have been Inquisition activities for 220 years. Pope Honorius III believed that local bishops were ineffective in suppressing heresies, and ordered the establishment of an 'Inquisition' or 'Inquisition' directly under the Pope. The Inquisition generally established

In the monastery, the interrogation was conducted secretly according to the interrogation regulations established by the Inquisition: if two people testify, the accusation can be established. If the witness withdraws his testimony, he will be treated as an accomplice of the heresy. If the defendant does not plead guilty, he can be punished. The defendant not only confesses himself, but also must

Those who report co-defendants and heresy suspects as heretics defenders should be punished. If the defendant pleads guilty and the verdict is reversed, those found guilty will be treated as heretics and all their property will be confiscated. The Inquisition lasted about 500 years. The Spanish Inquisition lasted longer and was more brutal and terrifying.

It was used not only to suppress heretics, but also to persecute Arabs and Jews. After the 15th century, the Spanish Inquisition was the most brutal. From 1483 to 1488, more than 80,000 people were burned at the stake.

A total of 8,800 people were executed at the stake, and 96,494 people were punished. 1483-3 were sentenced to be burned at the stake. In the mid-16th century, the Pope established the Supreme Inquisition in Rome. 18. In the 19th century, the Inquisition in various Western European countries was abolished. In 1908, Pope Pius X established the Supreme Inquisition in Rome.

The Inquisition was changed to the Priesthood Ministry, whose main functions were to monitor and punish believers who participated in progressive activities, to ban various progressive books and periodicals, to excommunicate believers and to dismiss clergy, etc.

Now the Inquisition no longer has that prestigious reputation, because they have disappeared for many years. Li Cong's understanding of the Inquisition is that they have tried many scientists, but he is not a scientist, he is just a porter.

Their advanced technology was brought here from alien civilizations. Maybe in the eyes of these members of the Inquisition, they have changed the world, and the changes have made them very uncomfortable, or they have no sense at all.

Opportunity to intervene

"Li Cong, you should be very honored. We paid a huge price to get you here in one go. Your base 04 directly killed hundreds of deacons in the Holy See. We spent half of it.

The deacon just captured the place. It can be said that those people are really very powerful, but since you are here, there is no need to leave. Their sacrifices are also very valuable. We know that you are very confident in your own skills.
To be continued...