Chapter 2185: Plot against the indulgence

Remember [New] for a second,! While Marin was busy suppressing the grazing behavior of Europeans, Martin Luther was also arguing fiercely with Professor Calvin (the North Sea spy James Bond) in Wittenberg, the capital of the electorate of Saxony. Upcoming Ninety-Five Theses.

Martin Luther originally intended to be as hard as the Holy See, and to oppose the indulgence in a clear-cut way. However, Professor Calvin strongly opposed it. He believed that Martin Luther was too reckless and would seriously offend the Holy See and the Pope. If the Holy See is angry, it is likely to order Martin Luther to be burned.

Because of Marin's intervention, Pope Julius II, who should have died in 1513, is still alive. This is not the later more moderate Pope Leo X, Leo X has a more moderate personality, likes pleasure, and is not aggressive. And Julius II, known as the "Politics Pope" and "War Pope" in history, was very tough. If he angered the Pope, his life might be at risk.

Even if Malin Lincoln came forward to intercede, it might not work. After all, in addition to being Marin's father-in-law, Julius II was also the Pope of Rome, and he had to guarantee the authority of the Holy See. To this end, it is very likely to kill a hundred examples.

Seeing Martin Luther, who could not be persuaded, the helpless Calvin (James Bond) had to invite Martin Luther's most respected elector of Saxony, Frederick III.

Frederick III was also surprised when he read the "Ninety-Five Theses" drafted by Martin Luther. He knew that if such articles were posted, Martin Luther would probably die. At the very least, they would be imprisoned or exiled, and excommunication would be light. After all, this is an open provocation to the Holy See.

Originally, in history, the reason why Leo X did not touch Martin Luther at the beginning was because Leo X was elected as Pope from a small apostle, and his prestige was seriously insufficient. So, in the beginning, Leo X was busy with the internal affairs of the Holy See, busy with power, and had no time to pay attention to Martin Luther. It was not until 1521 that the excommunication of Martin Luther was announced. But at that time, the "Ninety-Five Theses" had been published for more than three years, and it had already formed a great influence. Even Martin Luther already had many fans at that time, including many big nobles. With their support, Martin Luther broke with the Holy See with many supporters and established Lutheran.

But now it is different, the **** of war Pope Julius II is not dead, and his prestige is very high, and his methods are also tough. At this time, the Holy See is hard, and it is easy to play off. Therefore, Marin instructed James Bond to stop Martin Luther's behavior. After all, he still has to use Martin Luther to carry out the religious reform...

Under the dissuasion of Frederick III, Martin Luther finally calmed down. Many of the suggestions that "Professor Calvin" gave him at the beginning came to mind.

"Brother Calvin, what do you mean, let me attack the indulgence in a more euphemistic way?" Martin Luther responded.

James Bond nodded and said:

"Yes, Martin, I hate indulgences as much as you do. But we can't openly provoke the Holy See, otherwise we will not only die, but also be excommunicated and ruined."

Frederick III nodded again and again, agreeing with the words of "Professor Calvin":

"That's right, Professor Calvin is right, we can't openly tear up with the Holy See for the time being."

After being silent for a while, Martin Luther asked:

"Brother Calvin, do you have any good advice?"

James Bond nodded and said:

"Of course I have a suggestion. First of all, you must revise the wording. You can't directly deny His Majesty the Pope, but instead question the role of the indulgence."

Martin Luther frowned and said:

"However, the indulgence was created by the Pope. To question the indulgence is not to question the Pope?"

James Bond shook his head and said:

"The indulgence was not created by the current pope, but by Pope Urban II hundreds of years ago. Questioning the indulgence is not deliberately aimed at the current pope. In addition, the issuance of indulgences in Germany this time also It was not done by His Majesty the Pope, but by Archbishop Giovanni of the Medici family. Therefore, if you focus on indulgences and Archbishop Giovanni, you will avoid direct conflict with the Holy See. At least, Bishop Giovanni No right to order you to be burned or excommunicated."

After a pause, James Bond suddenly smiled and said:

"Also, I have a plan to make the indulgences lose their credibility!"

"What plan?" Martin Luther and Frederick III asked at the same time.

James Bond smiled and said:

"Isn't the Holy See peddling indulgences claiming to absolve the buyers of their sins? What if the people who had just bought indulgences were officially arrested, tried and executed? Then wouldn't the indulgences be a joke?"

Martin Luther shook his head and said:

"No, Brother Calvin, the indulgence absolves the original sin. It allows the purchaser to go to heaven after death, but it does not say that it forgives worldly crimes. The purchaser was executed by the government, which has nothing to do with original sin. **** was also executed by the Romans. Woolen cloth."

James Bond said:

"I know, but ordinary people don't know! Many ordinary people think that buying this can even get rid of the sins of breaking the law. If someone is arrested, tried and executed just after buying an indulgence, isn't it very offensive to the Holy See? Face? Ordinary people, who are not familiar with the doctrine, will question the role of indulgences? As long as they have doubts, then you can post your theses."

Frederick III nodded and said:

"Good idea, but how to do it?"

James Bond turned to Frederick III~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and said:

"I'm going to ask the Lord Elector for help..."

"How to help?"

"Send someone to watch the church that sells indulgences to see who buys the most indulgences. Generally speaking, people who buy a lot of indulgences must be guilty of serious crimes, and they must have committed no small things. When the time comes, sir, send someone to investigate. With one click, the problem can basically be found out. If there is an order of death, the criminal will be tried directly in public, and the criminal will be executed. If there is no order, the trial can be done according to the law. The imprisonment that should be imprisoned must be tried in public, preferably not far from the indulgence sales point. It's going to be louder..."

When Frederick III heard this, he immediately understood:

"It's a good or bad idea, but I like it a lot, haha!"

Martin Luther was also shocked - Nima, this is a bad idea. People just bought indulgences and thought they were pardoned, but you arrested them and killed them in a blink of an eye, and made a public trial to gain notoriety. After all this, who really believes that such a criminal can go to heaven after death?

As a result, the prestige of the Holy See must be severely hit. The indulgence thing will also lose its credibility - you see, people just bought the indulgence, and they were hanged when they turned around. Is this thing worthless? This face hit, hard and accurate...