Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 105 [Crown of Thorns]

Lord, please fill this servant with the gift of the Holy Spirit and elevate him to the priesthood.

Make him fit to serve at your altar, and make him proclaim the Gospel of your Kingdom...

A priest is a respectful title for a priest who is qualified to preside over a church. They are anointed with oil by the bishop and are illuminated with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

It can be said that as a priest or father, he is a true priest of Christ, with a personality different from that of ordinary people.

As a priest, Gabriel believes that he and his believers are from two different worlds.

Behold, they are dressed in rags, their bodies are dirty, they have no manners, and they live like pigs and dogs in the world.

He himself was born into a noble family, dressed in gorgeous priestly garments, was knowledgeable, and preached the gospel to the world.

Gabriel enjoyed the admiring looks from the people around him. It was this feeling of superiority that made him preach tirelessly again and again.

Nowadays, why are these peasants behaving inexplicably one after another?

Then Charles suddenly appeared, speaking the words he had heard from somewhere and prophesying.

Then another peasant popped up and called himself a prophet in public in the house of God. He did not know that this was blasphemy against God and he should go to hell.

But as a priest, Gabriel was not yet angry enough; he just thought it was ridiculous.

"Great! Now here comes a guy who has read books!"

"But what are those Jews? They are evil people who betrayed Jesus Christ and should bear eternal curse. How can the words of those pagans be passed down?"

"You must know that the Jewish Old Testament has no practical significance!"

"These things in the Mosaic Law that you are talking about are not even followed by the Jews themselves!"

"You are a poor beggar from another place who can't even afford to wear clean clothes, and you have the nerve to call yourself a prophet!"

An unprecedented pleasure filled Gabriel's mind. Looking at the speechless poor people under the altar and in the aisles, he felt as if he could do anything.

Garys stared at the priest on the altar and was silent for a moment. The theological system of this era was imperfect, and there were more good and bad people than in later generations.

Of course, Gailis would win the debate with him, but it would not end well...

Gailis was not here to argue about this momentary speech. He turned to chant softly: "To purify others, you must first purify yourself; to illuminate others, you must first become light; to sanctify others, you must first be holy."

"What about you? Have you ever done it? You look gorgeous on the outside, but your inside is rotten. The gorgeous clothes on your body will be your punishment clothes in the future! You are a hypocritical person who is numb to the truth. After you die, you will definitely fall into the eighth circle and the sixth trench of hell! You will walk forever in a heavy lead suit with gold plating!"

Then Gailis turned around and shouted to all the believers present: "That guy, the scripture he just preached was a letter written by the saint apostle Paul!"

“You may have heard of the name of the Apostle Paul, but do you know what happened to that saint?”

"The saint who called on Christians to obey authority and submit to Rome is dead! He died under the tyranny of the Roman Caesar! The Jews said he was spreading a false religion, so the Romans arrested the saint, tortured him, and sent him to Rome to be executed!"

"If he hadn't been a Roman citizen, he would have been crucified!"

"Bullshit! That's bullshit! Every penny of tax that Paul paid to Caesar became an arrow shot at him! You work hard for the lord in vain, and in the end, you will just die in a mess!"

"How can it be justified in this world that when someone wants your life, you step forward to kill them! My brother Jesus can be resurrected in three days, what about you?!"

As Garys spoke, undercurrents began to surge in the dark church. Some of them had heard the story of Paul's martyrdom, but they had never thought about it like Garys did...

Father Gabriel at the altar became angry and embarrassed when he saw that Garys did not argue with him but instead incited the believers.

After all, if it was a debate on scriptures, he would have the confidence to do it, but this guy did not follow the usual path. He started cursing, saying that he was dressed gorgeously but was a pile of shit inside, and cursed that he would go to hell and be punished in eight circles and six ditches after his death.

It's fine if he just cursed and swore at people, but he just turned around and started to incite believers, spread fallacies, and misinterpret the scriptures... It's obvious that he didn't come here to debate the scriptures, but to sabotage.

Father Gabriel reacted and immediately shouted to the believers below: "Someone, get this guy out! He is blaspheming God and attracting the devil from hell in this sacred church!"

"Someone, come! Get this guy out!"

However, no matter how Father Gabriel called out, the believers on the benches just looked at him coldly, and no one stood up.

They had had enough, enough of this priest's nonsense over and over again, enough of his gibberish.

Father Gabriel could sense that something was wrong with the atmosphere. Then he saw the ragged-dressed Garys turning his head to stare at him, and the hundreds of believers in the audience were also staring at him.

There was an inexplicable look in the eyes of these people.

Gellis took two steps forward and said, "The kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor and the weak. My brother Jesus was poor all his life, from the manger to the cross. He suffered hunger, thirst and poverty. He told the Pharisees that he hoped those high-ranking guys would give away their wealth... So he died and was crucified."

As he said that, Gerris took two steps forward again.

"And now, a fellow like you dressed in gorgeous clothes considers yourself as my brother's servant. But you don't know that the poor are my brother's brothers! We are connected with Christ by blood, and we ascend to heaven through his flesh and blood. You?... Who are you!" So, Gailis continued to move forward a few steps.

His figure grew taller and taller, and to the people sitting on the benches beside him, Garys was like a stone pillar supporting the church.

Many people stood up. Those who had listened to Garys' teachings were the first to stand up. When they were in Skarl Village, they realized how special Garys was and understood that Garys would lead everyone on the path of redemption.

Next came those who had worked on the farm with Garys, who were willing to work with them and take down the beehives for them, and who were their own people.

These people are very young and full of future like the rising sun.

And with a role model in place, more and more people followed suit.

It was pitch black, just like the dark clouds before a storm. The atmosphere was silent, but everyone knew that lightning, thunder and heavy rain were about to wash the world!

Garys took a few steps toward the altar, but he did not move forward. He looked at the priest who was standing stiffly in fear in front of him.

He stared at the priest.

“Whoever sacrifices from the poor’s goods is like one who kills his son in the presence of his father.”

“Bread of the poor is life for the needy, and he who takes away their bread is a criminal who sheds blood.”

"He who takes away the food earned by the sweat of his brow is a murderer."

“He who deprives the hired worker of his wages is a murderer who sheds blood.”

"You bastard, you've pushed people to the point of destroying their families, have you ever really shown mercy?!"

Garys was no longer chanting, he was shouting!
As the sound resounded throughout the church, almost everyone stood up. They were not paying respect to the priest or greeting God, but wanted to inform the priest on the stage of their attitude.

Being stared at by hundreds of people, the priest subconsciously took two steps back, then lost his balance and fell backwards.

Bang!

There was a commotion and the priest fell to the ground, looking at Garys as if he were a devil.

The gorgeous vestments he wore could not give him courage.

At this moment, the whole church was filled with light, and the glory that was originally monopolized by Father Gabriel spread to everyone.

After being stripped of the admiration of the crowd, no matter what clothes Father Gabriel was wearing, he was just an old man in the twilight of his life.

He will be afraid, terrified, and fall down.

And Garys in front of Father Gabriel, even though his clothes were tattered, could not hide his sacredness.

After arriving at the altar, Gailis did not pay attention to the priest, but turned around and faced the believers.

He said nothing, but just silently watched the people present, when a crown of thorns appeared out of thin air above his head.

The believers who had previously listened to his teachings and received his sermons in the village of Skar began to chant loudly together.

“I believe in Almighty God, who created the heavens and the earth and controls all things.”

“I believe in his only begotten Son Jesus Christ, who out of love for the world came into this world, his soul ascended into heaven, while his body remained behind to suffer the cross.”

“I believe that the holy body has witnessed the torrent of history, witnessed the rise and fall of empires, and the fall of kingdoms. Now, this holy body has returned to the world, reincarnated as a sufferer through the Holy Spirit, bringing new revelations.”

“I believe in the Child of God, the Risen Brother, who was born again from the dead and who walks the world with the power of the Holy Spirit, proclaiming the new Gospel.”

“He said that the Kingdom of Heaven is no longer a vague and illusory shore, but will be established on this earth. Common people will fight for justice, and ordinary people will dedicate their blood and lives to the Kingdom of Heaven.”

"I believe that the sword will be drawn for justice, and the earth will be set ablaze with the flames of freedom and equality."

“I believe that all darkness and tyranny will be destroyed, a new order will rise from the ruins, and the kingdom of heaven on earth will be established in the hands of mortals.”

“I believe that the new gospel will be fulfilled, that the Father will resurrect every fallen warrior, and that the kingdom of heaven on earth will come to earth and will never waver.”

"Amen."

As the sound of the creed echoed in the church, Gailis turned his head and looked at the priest.

The priest lying on the ground looked at Garys in fear, staring at the [Crown of Thorns] that appeared out of thin air above his head.

　The first update will be 3,000 words. After all, people always say that 2,000 words is too short... The second update will be before 12 o'clock, and it should also be 3,000 words.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)