What is the situation? Are the first and second people who come to confession today so unusual?
After further questioning, it turned out that this oily-haired young man was the son of a squire. After the war these days, his life was not much better than that of the common people, and he was also more violent. When he was queuing up to buy candy, he and the man in the town met him.
There was a dispute among the people, and the young man held a grudge in his heart and followed him to a remote place, intending to teach him a lesson. However, he fought bravely and stoned the man to death.
At the end of the sentence, the young man shed some tears of remorse. Moreover, he confessed his crime truthfully to the priest. He was under great pressure and his whole body became trembling.
"There is no suspense. Since you killed someone, go to the police and surrender." Fan Ning waved his hand after hearing this.
Is this funny? Is there anything to confess to this?
If there is a dispute, there may still be questions about what is right and what is wrong, and there is room for adjustment.
If you kill others directly, the nature will completely change.
"Ah?" The young man was horrified, "Father, is this the process? I really regret it now, examine my faults, and repent with my heart. I just ask the priest to ask the Lord to forgive me, and you can make an agreement for me to change it."
Really? I am willing to copy the scriptures by hand, to pay huge sums of money, and to be a servant of God for five or ten years..."
Fan Ning glanced at the shadow silhouette cast by the other party on the baffle.
This person is quite clear about the six links of introspection, repentance, correction, confession, forgiveness and atonement. Did he understand it in advance?
But the sacrament of confession in the Holy Sun Church is not just about finding the priest, telling the bad things you have done, and then repenting for your sins. After the confession is made, if you want to truly forgive your sins, you must make "atonement."
of.
For simple blasphemy, believers will be punished by writing scriptures several times and doing chores for a few days; if there is a dispute, the person who is wronged must apologize; if money is stolen, it must be returned; if someone is beaten or scolded, he must pay compensation; but killing someone
This kind of thing...
"The contract she made with you is to ask you to surrender." Fan Ning said calmly, "If you really regret it, you must make atonement according to the contract, otherwise the confession will be invalid...
...As for whether he will be punished with life or imprisonment after surrendering, how much compensation, and whether there are any other secrets, it will be up to the police in this world and the judge to decide."
The young man sobbed, with big beads of sweat appearing on his face, and whispered to himself: "Hasn't the Lord already washed away the sins of her believers..."
Seeing that the priest sitting on the other side ignored him, he hesitantly asked again: "Father, the sins disclosed in confession are strictly kept secret, right?"
Fan Ning frowned.
He seemed to understand what this man was planning.
In other words, most of the ordinary criminals in Janus have such a mental state. It is too exaggerated to say that they have completely lost their humanity. They still cannot sleep well, eat without taste, and are unconscious all day long, but they also present a kind of
A subtle "refined lawful self-interest" mentality...
The same goes for this young man. Thinking that he has confessed his crime and confessed here with tears in his eyes, even if he worships God and feels at ease, if the priest wants him to pay for the service, he will be willing to do it...
But if you ask him to surrender, he will definitely refuse it later with excuses. Because he has recognized the "principle of keeping secrets", when he returns to the outside, his fear of crime will be mixed with his gradually self-paralysis, "I have already done it."
Confessed”.
In a word, I was wrong, but I didn't want to die.
Fan Ning doesn’t think there is anything wrong with the principle of keeping secrets, because in this old industrial world, the existence of the Zhengshen Church can touch the boundaries that secular laws cannot touch, help people pick up their conscience, be kind to others, and criminal investigation technology can’t break the traces.
, maybe the priest can help criminals change their minds... If the priest reveals the secret, such as going to the police security bureau to "report and expose", then the authority of the sacrament of confession will be greatly damaged, and the pursuit of "absolute justice" in an incident
" will affect more justice in the world.
The problem is those villains like young people who try to evade responsibility.
"boom!
!”
Fan Ning slammed the big table and scolded him sternly.
"Insatiable! What the Lord has used her blood and fire to wash away is your original sin, so that you can redeem yourself with a complete body and walk in this world. The sins in the future will be redeemed by yourself!"
"You think that the Holy Spirit can atone for your sins through candid reflection and heart-wrenching remorse. In fact, all your prayers, supplications, tremblings and tears along the way are all blasphemy! You only rely on words, treasures and hard work.
Just wanting to atone for one’s sins is the same behavior as those Gemenians who engage in unjust business and try to steal the light by valuing gems and spices!”
"The Inquisition does not judge in the world, but the wrath of the Lord is upon you not because of your transgressions in the world, but because you have despised the fire of the Lord that washed away your sins!"
"If you don't surrender, your soul will go to hell, and your ancestors and descendants will not be clean!"
The fierce spiritual vibration makes the opponent's mental state feel like being struck by lightning.
The greasy-haired young man collapsed from his chair.
Fan Ning picked up the kettle, took a sip, and gently pulled the thin string of the bell.
"Carry it away, next one."
In the confessional room, violent anger and light were still colliding and reverberating.
The two civilian staff walked in with weak legs and carried the young man out who was scared like a dead dog.
I also saw dirt on the seats and on the floor, so I quickly called for people to come over and add frankincense, wash the floor and replace the chairs.
Fan Ning sat upright as usual until the next confessor came in.
On the same morning, in the Hedgewell area, in the military camp where Janus was stationed.
"These rip-off guys!"
Wearing a general's uniform, Lannut, a tall man with two thick eyebrows, sat in front of the telegraph machine, scattering a stack of papers everywhere like snowflakes.
On the side, all the lights of the terrain sandbox model were turned off, and the breakfast on the desk had been left untouched for two hours. The originally steaming soup had frozen into a turbid solid.
First, Brigadier General Boles rebelled, bringing out some things that were inconvenient to bring to the table. Colonel Alpha, who he always regarded as an "honest person", also rebelled. He thought it should be
The most loyal confidant, Lieutenant Andrew, also rebelled! According to the informant's information, even the "Soul Crucible Ritual" for refining "Sneaky Water" was tortured by the church...
"Sir, what should we do now?" said an old officer next to him. "With Alpha's usually gentle temperament, he was able to come up with a 'mass surrender letter'. I also felt the same after seeing it.
Open your eyes... Then Bishop Lavoisier shouted and asked you why you didn't go to confession, not once or twice..."
"What did Marshal Enukem say when he saw the news?"
"The marshal... just said that glory goes to the Holy Religion and peace goes to the sergeant." The old officer hesitated for a moment and reminded, "It is said that the saint expressed his stance. I'm afraid the marshal is nothing. There is a gap in the middle.
Where is His Majesty the Pope..."
Admiral Lannut had a troubled expression on his face.
"With such severe rectification, this place will definitely not be able to stay any longer. However, Ms. Sylvia is about to set off to search for the 'meat sacrifice remnants' in the 'cracking field' in the southern continent. We have already completed the intermediate step.
After basically finishing the work and sending the pilgrims to the 'Kingdom of Heaven', the contribution of the two of us is just short of the last wave..."
"With another three days of delay, the matter is almost done. But since Lavoisier has been so tough all the way, I think it is best to send a telegram and take the initiative to express my position, saying that the war in Hedgewell is very tense now, and the river
The Lydians on the opposite side are keeping a close eye on several highlands. They really can’t go far to inspect and repent of their sins. I’ll arrange a wave of cross-river attacks first..."
"Okay." The old officer was just about to get up and do as he was told, when a large amount of rumbling noise from the crowd came from outside the camp.
"What's going on?" Both of them stuck their heads out.
Soldiers at all levels were seen swarming together, knocking several of General Lanute's guards to the ground.
It was useless for the guards to yell at them, threaten them with military discipline, or fire warning shots, because there were hundreds of people on the other side who also shot in the air in response!
This chaotic situation lasted for twenty minutes.
Suddenly a soldier climbed up the barbed wire fence and shouted:
"Quiet! Quiet!"
An unusually silent atmosphere spread from afar, and everyone began to stand upright and stopped talking.
The crowd separated into a channel.
A gray-black light tracked vehicle drove in.
There was no driver or guard, but Marshal Enukem himself was in the driving seat!
The marshal's deep voice floated out from the car window.
"Admiral Lannut, Bishop Lavoisier has moved the confession room to us, less than three miles away. In compliance with the Pope's decree, I am going to confess. Please come up with us. I will give you a ride."
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