Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 243 Still Needs Effort
As he wrote, Aljos gritted his teeth and crumpled the piece of paper into a ball.

Although, it is true that many of Garys's ideas have always been impacting Aljos's old knowledge.

But in the past, Archos was very happy to accept it, because it was essentially a different way of interpreting the Bible.

It is actually great to interpret the Bible in a different way that is consistent with Alchos's thoughts.

The various reform measures proposed by Gellis, such as the professionalization of the Palatine and the idea of ​​integrating the priest group with the believers, can also give new vitality to the church.

As a priest, Aljos could clearly feel that the church was actually becoming increasingly corrupt.

Especially in the Orthodox Church, during the reign of the Emperor of Cyprus, the Archbishop and Patriarch of the Church of Cyprus were in almost complete opposition to the lower-class believers.

However, the church system still had to obey Isaac's orders to maintain his rule.

This made Aljos feel extremely disgusted.

He became an accomplice and spilled innocent blood.

Even Gérice advocated the establishment of grassroots gatherings to allow lay groups to begin sharing some of the priests' authority.

Although Aljos felt a little uncomfortable with some of his privileges being taken away, he could still accept it.

After all, without believers, there would be no church.

Without believers, a church is not a church at all, but just a pile of stones.

Without believers, bread will always be just bread and cannot become the Eucharist.

But this time, Garys, the prophet, the saint, existed in the mortal world and repeatedly performed miracles.

But tell him, Archos, that the people are part of God.

"This is a bit too much..."

No matter how Garys tried to embellish his words, Aljos could still clearly understand what Garys wanted to say.

"Isn't this atheism..."

Under the flickering candlelight, Arcos took a few deep breaths before he started writing again.

"...Saint, I must tell you that perhaps the believers are not yet ready to accept this 'good news'."

Gaillis is a man who works miracles. He re-established the church from scratch and was bound to reform the church system.

Everything he said must have a deep meaning.

Unable to question Gellis's correctness, he could only persuade Gellis that perhaps many people were not ready to face the "truth".

When he wrote this, he couldn't help but think of the "Saijie Formation".

If the Cyprus Liberation Front were to learn of the contents of Gellis' letter, then in a sense, the birth of the Cyprus Citizens' Assembly would be a foregone conclusion.

Of course, it is also possible that the content of the letter directly scared Nicholas, so that he began to restrain his actions.

"Ugh……"

Aljos couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Living in the same era as Garys is like being in a storm, and if you are not careful, you will be blown away to who knows where.

The eternal pillars of the church seemed to be beginning to crumble.

……

Nicholas did not receive the letter from Gillis.

After all, Garys still has some self-awareness, and many things are not suitable to be discussed with too many people.

Nicholas's theological attainments were not high enough to have such a discussion with Gillis.

But Nicholas received a book written by Geris, which was called "The Social Contract".

In this book, Gillis presents a profound philosophical vision of political power, freedom, and equality.

While reading the book, Nicholas was also summarizing the contents of the book.

There are roughly four: 1. Through the social contract, individuals give up some freedoms in exchange for public freedom and collective welfare.

2: The general will represents the common interests of all citizens and is the basis of the social contract.

3: Freedom and rights are achieved through joint participation and compliance with the social contract, not through simple individual freedom or external oppression.

4: The government is the executor of the people’s will, and a legitimate government can only exist if it embodies the people’s sovereignty in a democratic form.

"Andre."

Nicholas called to the side.

"what happened?"

"You've been with Garys longer, right?"

"Yes."

"So what kind of person do you think Garys is?"

"What else can I do? A saint is a saint."

Andre was a little puzzled.

"So, do you think that [Holy One of Jerusalem] values ​​us more or the church more?"

"It should be the church. After all, now on the island, the church actually has the final say."

Andre curled his lips.

Although Garys was the first to lead them in the rebellion, Garys later invited the church to join the demonstration, directly organized a march of 30,000 people, and killed Isaac in public.

The Church of Cyprus suddenly gained immeasurable prestige.

After all, the miracle was presented so clearly and unmistakably in front of 30,000 people on the island of Cyprus!

Amid such fanatical sentiment, as the only organization spread throughout the island, the church naturally took over the political power of the entire island.

The SLN has instead become a secondary, local entity.

To use the words of some people in the Sejie faction, the church is simply picking fruits, which is not fair.

Of course, this does not mean that we are against the church, nor does it mean that we are dissatisfied with Garys.

After all, the situation in Cyprus today can be described as thriving.

"But I want to tell you, maybe Garys values ​​us more."

Nicholas patted the cover of "The Social Contract" and seemed full of confidence.

It can be said that internal reform and reorganization of the SLN is imperative.

The previously loose FMLN will inevitably have to reorganize into a political party with a unified program and strive to promote the true establishment of the Cyprus Citizens' Assembly.

Although Gellis is nominally the head of Cyprus, but given the current situation.

The so-called head of state is actually just a nominal position. Gellis has never really issued orders on the island of Cyprus as the head of state.

When Gellis wanted to mobilize Cyprus' resources, he actually did so in a negotiated manner rather than issuing tough orders.

The island of Cyprus today is essentially in a power vacuum.

The church governing the country is nothing more than a helpless move in the short term.

Nicholas firmly believed that the "Roman" rule proposed by Gellis would be the future of Cyprus.

The Citizens' Assembly should be the highest authority in Cyprus.

“The movement has not yet succeeded, we still need to work hard!”

Nicholas and Andrea bumped fists.

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