Chapter 984 The Hermit Father

As a close friend of the Pope, Baducci has a long-term rented room in the Paul VI Hotel. The conditions there are much better than the small windowless room where Joseph lived. Not only does it have a separate bathroom, but also a window and a desk.

, room service brought them Italian coffee and snacks.

"I didn't expect that I would be treated like this." Joseph said while looking at the food on the dining car.

"Human civilization begins with etiquette. It is my quality to receive you. Would you like a cup of coffee?"

"No, thank you, I prefer to drink water." Joseph refused, "What kind of pastry is this?"

"Baba rum cake." Balducci took a small fork and started eating directly. He looked very hungry. "Excuse me, I haven't eaten since last night, and I haven't had a good rest yet. Wait.

After our conversation is over later..."

"I will walk by myself." Joseph said with a smile, showing his white teeth. "Why do you have to make yourself so tired at your age?"

Baducci also smiled at Joseph.

"In the General History of the World, there is a quote from Paul VI, 'Our era is an era of problems, an era of great problems. Under the magical influence of science and technology, everything is undergoing changes. If we are willing to live in

Open your eyes, there are problems waiting for us to study and solve every day. I am willing to open my eyes, so I will solve the problem, even if I am old in your eyes."

"Tell me about that Romanian monastery. Don't beat around the bush and save yourself some energy."

"Before that, please take out the cross you used to exorcise demons."

"Why?"

"Like you said, save your energy." Balducci stretched out his hand towards Joseph, who hesitated for a moment before handing over his olive wood Benedictine cross.

Balducci took it in his hand and looked at it, but was not in a hurry to return it to Joseph.

"Human beings have always had strange talents when designing torture. In ancient Rome, the execution of prisoners would be performed as part of the performance in the Colosseum. The same goes for putting a crown of thorns on the 'Holy Son'. In fact, they don't have to do this.

, but those Roman soldiers found it amusing, so the crown later became a painful curse."

"You want to discuss causation with me?"

"In the Dark Ages, people invented more ways to torture people. Many castles had special dungeons and interrogation rooms. Have you been to those places?"

"No." Joseph said after a moment of silence.

"Then have you read the Life of Saint Anthony?"

"Of course I have."

"Then you should know that Anthony also accepted the 'temptation of the devil' like the Son of God, and he also fought against many devils. The T-shaped cross is now called the Anthony Cross, but earlier, it was called

It’s the ‘True Cross.’” Baducci returned the cross to Joseph. “The last character in Hebrew represents Moses holding up the wooden staff with the bronze serpent. Moses listened to God’s words and placed the staff on the ground.

The rod becomes a snake, and when you hold the snake's tail, it becomes a shepherd's rod. The "rod and snake" unite to discipline God's people. In a monastery in Romania, Father Gordon once used it to drive away the devil's followers, and used

The blood of St. Anthony seals the summoned devils, and the Benedictine Cross is just similar. There is no problem in using it to disperse some incompetent demon soldiers, but it is useless when encountering those legion commanders."

"It is written in the book that the devil uses all kinds of shapes, beasts, and sounds to threaten and tempt people. The purpose is to make people fear and give up resistance. We can win as long as we use faith and the name of the cross. If we are afraid,

If we are timid and frighten ourselves, we will fall into the devil's attack. He will intimidate us more and make our souls sad. On the contrary, we must exercise faith and look to Jesus. When the devil sees the strength and courage in us, he will flee in shame.

.If you are timid in the day of trouble, your strength will be small. Tell us about what happened in Romania. Father Gordon sealed the devil and that was the end of the story?"

"No, that's not the case. There were three people who entered the monastery to investigate the suicide case."

"Suicide in a monastery?"

"A nun committed suicide. She hung herself at the door of the monastery. Villagers who delivered daily necessities to the monastery discovered her. The 'Frenchman' was also one of the people who entered the monastery to explore the secrets."

"Who is the other person?"

"A nun." Barducci ate another piece of cake, and then continued, "To be precise, it was a trainee nun. She had not officially made a vow at that time. Her name was Irene, and she was the only person alive during the incident that year."

"That 'French'..."

"He died. After being possessed by the devil, he returned to Canada. Later he met the Taylors."

"I thought Father Gordon had sent the devil back to hell."

"Most of them are, but Valaika is very cunning. It split a part of itself and possessed the 'Frenchman'. It left the convent with him. He originally wanted to occupy the bodies of the nuns. I forgot to tell

You, the convent where the accident happened is a convent, and the people living there are nuns, so the Vatican assigned Sister Irene and Father Gordon to go together."

Joseph opened his eyes wide.

"I heard you could see different things when you were little," Balducci asked.

"Yes."

"Then you should know that you are not the only person in the world who has extraordinary abilities like you. Irene and all the nuns in the Romanian monastery are people with strong inspirations similar to you. In the Middle Ages,

People hunt these girls in the name of 'witches', but some of them are still protected by us. Anthony teaches us that as long as we pray, fast and trust God, we can defeat the devil immediately. Prayer is the core and spiritual warfare.

Necessary weapons. Since the Middle Ages, the nuns living in the mountains have been praying all the time to seal the unholy power. Until during World War II, bombs bombed the monastery, the ancient seal was destroyed, and Valaika wanted to return.

The human world, but it cannot appear in the human world as a spirit body. It must be attached to something. The best targets are the nuns with strong psychic abilities. In order to stop it, the other nuns died. Sister Victoria is

The last one, she chose to commit suicide and hang herself with a rope at the door of the monastery. In other words, this was a kind of 'sacrifice' until Father Gordon, Sister Irene and the 'French' came to investigate. Valaika

Neither he nor his followers left the monastery."

"Those followers?"

"They were used as sacrifices by the Duke and offered to his villagers." Baducci took a deep breath. "Do you remember what I told you just now? Many castles have dungeons and interrogation rooms, and those people were tortured to death while they were still alive.

, even after death, he was driven by the devil. One time, Anthony went to the tomb. The devil led many followers. These followers beat Anthony so hard with whips that he fell to the ground. He was in so much pain that he could no longer speak, as if he was dead. I guess

Those people were whipped to death, and those who died from torture will let you experience the same punishment as them."

"Oh God." Joseph murmured.

"I just read your file in the archives. Young man, you are very ambitious, but you have to know that Europe is not the United States. Those little ghosts and monsters are far from the real devils. If you think the devil is capable, you will vomit.

Two nails?”

"No." Joseph said with a pale face, "I have also encountered strong people."

"And then you lost, it was the former U.S. Army sniper, right?"

Joseph said nothing.

"The Holy Father once told me that he always believed that 'the Jews are the elder brothers.' How much do you know about alchemy?"

"Well, I know about Ouroboros."

"Jesus was sentenced to death because the presiding judge thought he was a liar, just like the snake that tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. The cross with the image of the Son is no different from the single snake staff of the World Health Organization.

"The snake of healing." Baducci said, "The snake has many meanings. Some people think it is a symbol of evil, while others think it represents mystery and wisdom. The Pharaoh thought it was the protector of Egypt. Monasticism is a faction with desert characteristics.

,'hermit' in Greek means 'desert', and 'monk' means 'celibate'. Desert cave hermits live an extremely severe desert monastic life. The monastery you stayed in before was the collective hermitage of Pacomiu.

I have met many people who are cultivating monasteries. Some of them are like you. They feel that they can stop learning and progress if they achieve a small amount of achievements. They are trapped in the game of power and forget to practice. The final result is death. If

If you don’t want to die, then you’d better learn more now, otherwise if you go to Albania like they are, you will never come back like them.”

"Aren't you afraid that I will regret it?"

"Of course not. I think you also know that the Holy Father once excommunicated a priest. Do you want to be the next one?" Baducci opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Dear priest, this is the Vatican. Live here.

People here have been playing tricks for a thousand years, do you really think that your little bit of caution can work in this place?"
Chapter completed!