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Durham is dead, and two cardinals whom he trusted have been jailed, awaiting execution in court.
The catholic church suddenly vacated three cardinal positions, which aggravated the panic of the church people.
At the same time, there is also a lot of speculation as to who will be promoted to the new cardinal.
Surprisingly but not unexpectedly, the newly appointed Archbishop Lucches first appointed Wen Lin to be the cardinal of the Diocese of Sol.
The edict was issued so hastily that Wen Lin, the party involved, only now knows.
The night before the canonization ceremony, Wen Lin needed to go to the church to pray and receive blessings, so she had to rush back to the mansion and put on her robe before rushing to the church.
What Wen Lin didn't expect was that a crowd of people could be seen outside the church from a distance. Wen Lin asked the priest who came to pick him up, "Who is the person outside the church?"
After looking at it thoughtfully for a while, the priest replied, "They are all waiting for you,"
Joined the church as a priest in white robes, and was promoted to cardinal within a month. At the same time, he still has a lot of prestige and influence in the hearts of believers.
Wen Lin's existence is a miracle in itself.
With the church's prestige and lofty status constantly collapsing, other bishops and priests tacitly ignored Wen Lin's identity as a woman, not to mention that the queen is also a woman?
Since the Holy See trial, people in the church have had to admit that gender may not be that important, otherwise how could God choose to stand behind the queen.
Not only the people outside the church were waiting, but the bishops and priests in the church were also waiting. They glanced in the direction of the door from time to time and whispered from time to time.
The new nobles who supported the Queen fought back quickly and violently, and they had to cede many territories and businesses.
They hope that Wen Lin, who is trusted by both the queen and the new archbishop, can change the decline of the church.
Under the gazes of countless complicated eyes, Wen Lin calmly passed through the crowd and entered the church.
However, there were no less people in the church than outside the church. On both sides of the promenade, and even in the empty vestibule, there were priests in white robes standing.
Wen Lin's eyes were dark and deep, the golden robe embroidered with gold threads swayed like water waves with her movements, and the firelight swaying in the breeze cast on her face, majestic and holy like an icon.
The slow and slow footsteps seemed to hit the hearts of the priests with a heavy hammer, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. They all began to chanting in a low voice, stirring a captivating melody under the towering dome.
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Our eyes followed Wen Lin until she walked into the church.
There was only Lucches in the sanctuary, standing under the icon, holding a yellowed bible in his hand.
Wen Lin walked to the front row and sat down, silent.
It wasn't until he flipped through the entire scripture that Lucches turned to look at Wen Lin, and he said,
"Priest Wen Lin, I read all the books in the library, I tried to find the answer, what is faith? Why is the church that should represent the light become the source of oppression and misfortune?"
"Lucius, don't you still understand?" Wen Lin's low voice was full of pity and mockery.
"No, Your Excellency, tell me the answer," Lucches' forehead throbbed, he seemed to be restraining himself, his face under the candlelight was pale and cold.
With an undisguised sneer, Wen Lin sneered, "The supreme leader of the Golan Church asked me about a heresy, what is my belief? Lucches, don't you think it's funny?"
Hearing this, Lucches swayed twice as if he was deeply hit, and suddenly stretched out his hand and tightly grasped Wen Lin's wrist, as if grasping the last life-saving straw.
"You are about to be Cardinal of St. Margaret's Cathedral, I command you, tell me,"
Lucches' pale face gradually flushed with a desperate frenzy, something was shattering in his eyes, he urged eagerly,
"Why? Please tell me the answer, tell me, what is faith? Why is the church a breeding ground for darkness?"
"The church is an existence that maintains the purity of faith," Lucches' voice was full of pain and prayer.
Witnessing everything in front of her indifferently, Wen Lin took the scriptures in Lucches' hands and tore them into pieces.
She said blankly, "I can't give you the answer to what faith is, but faith is never in this false book, nor in a towering and glorious church,"
"As for the church, you can ask the priests and priests outside whether they believe in God or their own desires."
"You claim that God loves the world, but how many innocent people have been burned at the stake for blasphemy,"
Wen Lin's voice suddenly became sharp, she shook off Lucches' hand and pierced him mercilessly,
"Lucius, you've been deceiving yourself, and you already have the answer in your heart. Are you going to continue to let yourself live in the lie you've built with your own hands?"
Lucches took a few steps back and slammed his body against the cold and hard wall. He closed his eyes abruptly and interrupted Wen Lin by saying, "Don't say it,"
Under Wen Lin's calm gaze, Lucches ran out of the door as if he were running away.
Spending a night alone in the sanctuary, the majestic bells rang when the first rays of morning light poured in through the high rose windows.
At the same time, a priest came in, sprinkled holy water on Wen Lin, and directed her to the main hall.
The pious chanting sounded from the moment Wen Lin appeared.
Lucches stood at the highest point, and there were two cardinals and several priests in order. The light from the dome sprinkled on everyone, infiltrating a sense of holiness that people wanted to worship.
The gaze they looked at Wen Lin was very subtle, between expectation and fear.
Wen Lin walked across the red carpet and up the stone steps, standing in front of Lucches.
Everyone is waiting for the completion of the last step - the archbishop officially blessed the kneeling priest Wen Lin.