Chapter 968 “Shameless Person”

Joseph was directed to the restaurant.

The dining room of the Apostolic Palace was not decorated in the same way as the Last Supper, but it still had a walnut dining table that could accommodate twelve people. Corrado Baducci and American Archbishop Harvey sat on the left and right of the Pope respectively.

Even though the restaurant is very luxurious, if the food in front of you is mediocre, it cannot be called a banquet. His Holiness, who has just been discharged from the hospital, can still only eat liquid food. The seafood porridge prepared by the nutritionist is easy to digest and full of nutrients, but for a patient with PA

For elderly people with Kinson syndrome, it is a big problem to put soup and water into their mouths with a spoon.

Fortunately, he is the Pope and has a butler to serve him, but even the housekeeper will not feed the Pope in front of outsiders like the staff in a nursing home.

The Pope did not move the food on the plate, and the other two people would not move their spoons no matter how hungry they were. So the food that was the main attraction during lunch time became a decoration. The three of them were chatting and laughing while drinking wine. The scene looked like it made people feel stomachache.

"Ah, Joseph, come here quickly." The Pope waved to the young exorcist, "We are just talking about you."

Joseph looked at the other two people calmly. He knew Archbishop Harvey. At this time, he was hiding his expression by drinking. Corrado Baducci was sizing him up. This man was more than a teacher.

Zong was younger, but his hair and beard were completely white. He looked tired all over, his eyelids were droopy, and he looked like he was ill.

"What are you talking about about me?" Joseph naturally sat diagonally across from Archbishop Harvey's subordinate, Corrado Baducci.

"I heard that you are quite famous in the United States." Corrado Baducci smiled friendly, "You have solved many difficult cases."

“Is Jesus as good-looking as me?”

As soon as Joseph finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the restaurant froze.

"Fate has always been rude to me, but God finally gave me a handsome face, so people can easily remember me. In fact, there are many outstanding exorcists and priests in our diocese, and they have made equally many contributions.

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"How do you know that the Holy Son is not as handsome as you?" Archbishop Harvey asked with a smile.

"Then he needs to shave off his beard. Except for the one on the Sistine Chapel mural, all the other statues have big beards. It's too difficult to tell the difference."

Corrado Baducci touched his beard. He was the only bearded person in the restaurant.

"I prefer the term believer to solving cases. The secular world likes 'power'. When technology can bring them power, they are full of fantasies about technology. This has led to science fiction movies and novels, but they ignore it.

one question."

"What's the problem?" Harvey asked with interest.

"Who controls the power of this technology? In ancient times, people formed countries to fight against natural disasters and forces that cannot be countered by individual strength. Now the country has become a way to protect citizens from being harmed by other countries' destructive weapons. The purpose of strengthening the power of technology is to do whatever they want.

Above other countries, even above God, atheists have a sense of superiority when talking about religion, just like higher civilizations looking down on lower civilizations. They will only think of God when they encounter problems that science cannot solve. Since there is a God

Why are there no demons? Wouldn’t it be chilling to hand over such dangerous power to people with psychological problems? Is technology protecting humans or killing humans? I think this question is much more interesting than discussing how many demons I have defeated.”

"What do you have in mind?" the pope asked.

"Change the minds of Westerners and give up the research and development of increasingly out-of-control technologies. You know, the Vatican does not have any particularly advanced security measures. Even if it is a museum with many treasures on display, if there is no thief, there will be no one even if the door is opened.

Stealing, on the other hand, if there is murderous intention, a rope that can be seen everywhere or even a pillow can kill someone. Do we want to ban the sale of pillows because we are afraid that pillows can suffocate people? There is something wrong with the human heart, Holy Father, and that is something that science cannot solve

Yes, when people are in awe, they will restrain their words and deeds, and will not feel that they have the power to do whatever they want."

"Do you think it's possible?" Archbishop Harvey continued to ask with a smile.

"I thought we should discuss relaxed topics during the meal, what do you think?" Joseph turned his attention to Corrado Baducci.

The latter also picked up the goblet and took a sip of water.

“How did it feel to attend Mass today?” the pope asked.

"Very good." Joseph said.

"That rosary."

"I picked it up last night. It seems to belong to Saint Lourdes." Joseph paused and then said, "Can I make a request?"

"What?" asked the Pope.

"Can you use Lourdes' spring water for this Fuze Spring blessing?"

"Why?" Archbishop Harvey asked.

"Power, I heard that the spring water there is still effective even if it is separated from Lourdes."

"Why do you want so many relics?" Corrado Baducci asked.

"The same reason, power." Joseph said with a confident smile, "Have you ever exorcised a demon yourself?"

"No."

"But I think you have at least seen it with your own eyes. Most of the nature we understand is the external nature, and we know very little about the inner nature. Facing this primitive world, the defense we can do is minimal. This is what I need.

For the sake of sacred objects, build as complete a defense as possible, like the walls of the Vatican, where the Pope will be safe."

"What you're doing is formality."

"Exorcism is a ritual, but it is different from mass."

"Do you think the Eucharist is ineffective in exorcism?"

"I thought we should discuss interesting topics during dinner."

"I hope to see you preaching at Easter, Holy Father, your wisdom can enlighten us." Archbishop Harvey said to the Pope.

"You are the house and the inhabitant of the house. The soul will leave the body when a person dies." His Holiness said in a hoarse voice, "The soul is a guest of the body and will leave one day."

"Descartes didn't think so." Joseph said, "He regarded passion as a product that followed an inevitable mathematical order, and even drew a heart-shaped curve."

"You don't think so?" Harvey asked.

"What I'm about to say may offend you."

"Don't worry, just tell me," the Pope said.

"We all know that the shape of the heart is not heart-shaped. Descartes may not know that he is a mathematician and physicist. He does not dissect the human body like artists like Leonardo da Vinci. The so-called 'heart-shaped' is actually

It’s a woman’s buttocks. The pleasures associated with her body are all desires. People driven by desires can taste the sweetest taste in life, but when they don’t know how to control their desires, their fate is not good either.

At this time, they may also experience the most bitter part of life."

Everyone was silent together.

"I'm sorry, Holy Father, I shouldn't have been so direct."

"It doesn't matter." The Pope waved his hand and stopped Joseph. "Descartes believed that the soul is stored in the blood. Do you think he is right?"

Joseph thought for a moment and shook his head.

"I don't know, Holy Father, but blood must have power, otherwise Longinus would not have regained his sight after being splashed with it."

Descartes' works, On the Soul and Passions

On the Saturday before Easter, the blessing of the Fountain of Bliss will be held. "The Holy Spirit descends and sinks into the water." In this way, ordinary water will have sacred properties and can transform humans. The "eternal water" in alchemy is very likely

It is derived from Catholicism and is said to be one of the ingredients of the elixir.
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