Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 353 Universal Orthodox Church
After roughly determining the goal, Guo Kang's first consideration was also the issue of attracting people.

He hopes to do a test in Dadu, but even so, it needs external support.

There is generally nothing wrong with the church.Lama Wang has always supported him to try, and Father Ross is also very enthusiastic.After Guo Kang said that he would personally lead the team to investigate the situation, Father Andre hesitated, but Father Mikhail was very supportive.

The old man was quite prestigious among those monks, and he quickly convinced others.Faced with Guo Kang's thanks, Father Mikhail even directly stated that he just took a fancy to his ability.

"The work of the church is not just about praying and thinking about the scriptures." He told Guo Kang: "It is impossible to do everything well in the church's office. I think this is what all monks and brothers agree with. The first is this opinion."

"I'm just an ordinary practitioner. I was honored to be recommended by everyone and lead them to pray. But how to run the church and make it develop better is not what I am good at."

"However, I can still help people who have strengths in this area. Like this time, I can help you learn more about the situation of grassroots churches and accumulate experience for future work."

"This time I mainly want to catch a good example and punish a few criminals. I don't think I can accumulate much experience in running a church, but it is necessary to use weapons." Guo Kang said.

"It's not a bad thing." Mikhail shook his head: "I've met quite a few people during this period of time. Residents in those slums understand the local situation and can provide a lot of clues. With their help, it will be easier to act Quite a few."

"Besides, to make the church more appealing and maintain its fairness and justice, punishment is also necessary. Let me say that the current church is still too loose and disorderly. I hope you can continue to improve it in the future .”

"Is it loose? I think it's okay." Guo Kang thought for a while and said.

"It's okay here, but it certainly can't stop here." Father Mikhail said, "I also know that the ideal situation is not easy to achieve. In practice, the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church allow some 'places Lord's church exists."

"But now, especially in the Ross area, we are still in a situation where several churches are independent. In theory, there is no problem, but if it goes on like this for a long time, it will inevitably lead to confusion, and it will also be very disadvantageous when facing heretics and heretics. .”

"When I was young, I once traveled to the south. At that time, I was surprised to find that the local Orthodox monks would rather rely on the Golden Horde Khan who believed in the Tianfang religion than accept the management of the church. Because the church is unwilling to accept their Reform opinions, and use the power of the princes to persecute them, but the Golden Horde is more tolerant, so they can only seek refuge in another place."

"The various problems within these churches have been unable to be resolved for a long time because of the lack of a sound organization. Therefore, the priests exclude each other all day long, accusing each other because of trivial matters. In fact, many things could have been resolved through authoritative Mediation and fair rulings can be avoided, but in this fragmented situation, small things can turn into big things."

"So I think that even the current church should continue to improve. The churches in various places in Ross should be further integrated and integrated with the Roman Church to establish a truly universal Orthodox Church." He encouraged Guo Kang: "I hope that Constant Brother Ding, you must do your best to shoulder this sacred responsibility!"

"Ah... I think this possibility is still far away for the time being." Guo Kang hesitated for a while, and said tactfully: "Now only in Rome, there are many monks who have different opinions."

"It's not that different opinions and groups are not allowed, but that everyone should stick to the bottom line and work hard for the glory of the Heavenly Father and all the beauty of the world under a common belief and common goal." Mihai But Father Erle sighed, and said:
"In my life, I have seen too many unnecessary disasters, but I can't do anything. So I can only use penance to appease the sadness in my heart, and ask myself to experience the same hardships, so as not to forget that there are such things in the world. much suffering."

"I have been praying, asking the Father to have mercy on us poor sinners, to forgive our mistakes, so that we can have a better future. Therefore, in these decades, I have also been trying to find out, want to know our What mistakes did I make that made the penance of the monks of the past generations not have a good result. And until now, after comparing so many examples, I have some ideas."

"Andre is still young, so I don't know how rare this opportunity is. But don't worry, as long as we can help you, we will do our best." He said: "We hope that the church's efforts will finally bring a good result. result."

"I don't have this ability either." Guo Kang didn't think too much about it: "I can make a suggestion to everyone and inspire others to come up with better ideas, and that's enough. And this kind of thing is far more than a person can do." We have done it, and there will definitely be more capable people in the future to really complete this work. We will do some research and research to lay a foundation for everyone, and it will be considered a success.”

After hearing this, Father Mikhail didn't agree, but he didn't refute either. He just thought about it and finally nodded.

Guo Kang thought for a while, and suddenly became a little curious, so he asked: "If in the future, there is really a capable person who can help you realize your wishes, should you thank this person, or should you thank the Heavenly Father who guided all of this? "

"Huh?" Father Mikhail didn't seem to have thought about this question.

He thought for a while and said, "I think the two are the same."

"Why?" Guo Kang asked.

"If the Heavenly Father is merciful to us and allows him to perform righteous deeds, then he has carried out the mission of the Heavenly Father. Those who carry out the mission of the Heavenly Father will receive the care of the Holy Spirit; if they have completed the actions expected by the Heavenly Father, they will make God happy. .In this way, of course, such a person has become the representative of the heavenly father. If the merit is great enough, then this help alone is enough to be equal to the saint." Mikhail analyzed it seriously:

"So, we should treat such a generous and great person as we would treat a saint. In the same way, even if the help is mediocre, the recipients should also treat the donor as a righteous person chosen by the heavenly father. This is both To thank him is also to thank the Heavenly Father who rules the world. The two should be one in the first place.”

"Then what if they are heretics?" Guo Kang continued to ask.

"That depends on whether the believer firmly believes that there is only one God in the world." Father Mikhail thought for a while and said, "If he believes that there is only one true God in the world, then even a person who believes in paganism is still the Father of Heaven." Chosen to do righteous deeds—for the Father is the ultimate good, and there is no other great source of good on earth that can lead mortals to do good."

"Therefore, believers who hold orthodox beliefs should also be grateful to this pagan, because this is a respect for the goodness of the Heavenly Father. As for other differences of belief and hostile behavior, they should be treated differently, otherwise they will not be able to respect the Heavenly Father." request."

Guo Kang thought about it and nodded.

(End of this chapter)