After meeting Bishop Fuerda, Julius II remembered a very important question and called Marin away alone and had a secret talk.
"Malin, you just said, your teacher Einstein has really been to the East?"
"Yes, I have really been to the East, and I have told me all the experiences and experiences of the East!" Marin said seriously.
"So... do you think, how about we send people to the Ming Empire to preach?" Julius II looked hopeful. Is there anything more important to become a pope like him than preaching?
"Not really!" Marin said affirmatively. As a top student in the history department, Marin knew very well that the early spread of Catholicism in the Ming Dynasty was a very failure.
"Why?" Julius II asked in wonder. In his eyes, God's glory should cover the whole world.
"There are three major problems, which are very important. If not solved, I do not recommend going to the Ming Empire to preach!" Marin said very much.
"What are the three major questions?" Julius II asked with interest.
"First, in the Ming Empire, imperial power is supreme, and forces that are superior to imperial power will never be allowed. If the Catholics want to go to the Ming Empire, they must first surrender to the imperial power, otherwise they will not be able to spread it." This is also the most fundamental one. In the early days, Catholic missionaries suffered enough and were expelled many times because the two lame men believed that imperial power should not interfere with divine power.
"This is impossible. How could the servants of God accept the leadership of secular forces?" Julius II was immediately dissatisfied. In Europe, even emperors had to be respectful when they saw him, and the priests were also transcendent to the secular world. How could they succumb to imperial power?
"This is the case with the Ming Empire. My father-in-law, Europe is Europe, Asia is Asia. Don't use the habits of Europe to demand Asians, otherwise, missionary failure will be made!"
"Will God's servants still serve the mortal monarch?" Julius II was furious.
"If you do not succumb to the imperial power, your missionaries will be killed in the Ming Empire!" Marin said affirmatively.
"How dare they?"
"Just because they have millions of troops!" Marin said lightly.
During this period, the Ming Dynasty was still in its heyday. What's more, there were great gods such as Wang Yangming in China, so no one could imagine stinging the powerful Ming Dynasty. Even in the weak period of the late Ming Dynasty, the Dutch could not get the best.
Julius II was silent, and after thinking for a long time, he asked:
“What about the other two major problems?”
"The issue of worshiping ancestors! Catholics only allow worship of gods, not others. However, Orientals emphasize worshiping ancestors and worshiping ancestors. If missionaries prohibit them from worshiping ancestors, the government will directly arrest missionaries!" This is a case that happened in the Ming Dynasty.
Julius II was silent for a moment and said:
“What about the third one?”
"The third point cannot be mentioned on the table, but it is very important... Specifically, Catholicism only allows monogamy. As far as the Ming Empire goes from emperor to people, many people have multiple wives..."
"This is unreasonable. How could they indulge their desires so much?"
"If you object to their marriage of multiple wives, even if you are the Pope, those people will cut you to death without hesitation!" Marin said affirmatively.
Julius II choked all of a sudden, and he felt that things were much more complicated than he thought. Not to mention anything else, these three issues would seriously conflict with the doctrine. And Marin also said that once these three rules were broken, the Eastern court would raise the butcher knife without hesitation...
"By the way, I have another addition to the first one..." Marin said as if he had remembered something.
“What supplement?”
"In the Catholic doctrine, 'Everyone is equal', so don't take this sentence to the Ming Empire..."
"Why?"
"The Eastern Empire is a country with strict hierarchy, and it is impossible for everyone to be equal. The doctrine says that 'everyone is equal' is equivalent to touching the bottom line of the Eastern court and violating the principle of 'immunity supremacy'. In the East, the propaganda of 'everyone is equal'. Missionaries are expelled or detained at the least, and beheaded at the worst..."
Julius II took a breath and said:
"The Eastern countries are so terrifying and dark?"
"It's not terrifying and dark, but the rules over there are different from ours..."
"What do you mean is not suitable to go to the Ming Empire to preach?"
"Yes, not very suitable. Unless, you are willing to adapt..."
“How to adapt?”
"First, respect imperial power and the hierarchy of the East, and never mention 'Everyone is equal under God'!"
Julius II's face became very ugly, which was equivalent to giving up the basic teachings.
"Secondly, believers are allowed to worship their ancestors and maintain certain traditional customs!"
Julius II's face looked even more ugly...
"Third, polygamy is allowed..."
"Stop talking! I will never agree with such a compromise!" Julius II shouted. How is this a compromise? It is clearly a revision of the basic doctrine...
"Don't go preaching if you don't compromise, otherwise your missionaries will all become wanted criminals of the Ming Empire court..."
"What you said must be false, are you lying to me?" Julius II asked hopefully. How hopeful he was that Marin's words were all lying to him...
"No, every sentence is true! There is no adulteration at all!"
"Oh, no! Am I just watching like this that the tens of millions of people cannot be bathed in the glory of God?" Julius II was in a little distress.
"No, not tens of millions, only 110 million people!" Marin reminded kindly.
Then, Julius II was even more painful...
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This is also impossible. Although there were many Christians in later generations, it was because after the revolution, the feudal hierarchy in China was completely eliminated. Moreover, monogamy was also stipulated in law. In this way, the three major problems solved two. As for the issue of worshiping ancestors, later generations also regarded it as a form and no longer valued it so much. Therefore, the basis for the spread of Christianity was established.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! In ancient times, during the feudal dynasty, Catholicism could not have been successfully spread in China. At most, it deceived a small number of people. Most of the ruling classes would not accept it. As for the Southern Ming emperor's belief in religion in history, he was forced to jump over the wall and converted to Catholicism.
Just a principle of "monogamy" will make the Eastern ruling class furious. Promoting "everyone is equal" will definitely make you feel itchy, and you will be looking for a chop...
Therefore, during the reign of the feudal dynasty in China, Catholicism was destined to be able to fool a small number of people...
As for the Qing Dynasty, missionaries were mixed into the palace. The Qing emperor regarded those missionaries as foreign monks and regarded them as rare things. To be more polite, those missionaries who entered the palace were all "pets" raised by the emperor... The emperor used their knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, and painting, but after using them, they would never officially support their missionary and only allowed them to do it privately...
Marin's words gave Julius II a huge blow. However, Julius II decided that one day, after Marin opened the route of the Ming Empire, he took a few missionaries from the Roman Cathedral to take a look at it with his own eyes and try it out. Otherwise, he would not be willing to...
In fact, what Marin said was somewhat absolute. During the Ming Dynasty, there were also missionaries who were successful. However, those successful missionaries deliberately ignored the above three major issues and deliberately avoided cultural conflicts, which led to a certain gain. Some even wore Confucian uniforms and pretended to be Confucian scholars (such as Matteo Ricci) to establish a good relationship with Chinese literati. However, such missionary preaching actually violated the original intention of Catholicism and had little significance.
Chapter completed!