Chapter 367: , The torch relay

In short, the first Prometheus Prize successfully concealed the conflict between the Holy See and Austria. After the Prometheus Prize gradually subsided, the Holy See and Austria also seemed to have forgotten the previous events and were no longer concerned with this matter. More voices were made, so no one mentioned anything about the Holy See's extermination of Emperor Fritz II's membership.
The Austrian cardinal still called Fritz II his majesty. Fritz II still participated in various religious activities and was still blessed by church personnel in these activities. It seems that Austria has not actually had any conflict with the Holy See.
At this time, the hot spot of public opinion also began to gradually shift towards the upcoming Olympic Games. First, "Science Pravda" began to introduce the main venue of the Olympic Games and the settings of the competition events.
A reporter from "Science Pravda" interviewed Mr. Lucien Bonaparte who is also the chairman of the French Olympic Committee. Lucien showed them the huge model of the main stadium in his office.
"Look, this will be what the main stadium will look like when the main stadium is completed in the future. It is surrounded by stands, with a total of 80,000 seats. Together with these areas without seats, the whole stand can accommodate about 90,000 people."
"What is this building?"
"The main torch of the Games." Lucien explained, "We will use a convex lens to gather sunlight on the site of the ancient Olympic Games to light the torch that symbolizes the Olympic Games, and then the torch will relay different people to the right. Passing through one country after another, from Greece to Paris. Whenever the torchbearers pass by a country, they will represent France and send a call for peace to the countries they pass by and an invitation to participate in the Paris Olympic Games. If these countries are willing to accept the Olympic truce If they are willing to stop all war actions within two weeks of the Games, they will be eligible to send athletes to participate in the Olympics.
The torchbearers will pass the torch from several such routes. The first torchbearer will first go to Constantinople, send an invitation to Turkey, and then go north to Russia, all the way to Petersburg, and send an invitation to Russia, then Sweden, Prussia and Denmark, then the Rhine Union and The Netherlands, then boarded the boat from the Netherlands, finally arrived in England, and then returned to France by boat from England.
The second torchbearer will first go to Austria, then the Republic of Northern Italy, then Spain and Portugal, then take a boat to the United States, and then return to France from the United States. The last two torches will be reconciled in the Pantheon in Paris, and then passed to the main venue. A representative jointly elected by the people of Paris will hold the torch, light the main torch, and announce the official start of the Olympic Games. After that, the flame on the main torch will continue to burn until the end of the Olympic Games. "
"Minister Bonaparte, I have to say that the torch relay is really a very creative action. Lighting the fire across the entire civilized world, bringing peace to the entire world. This idea is really great! I think such an action requires Coordination in many countries must be very complicated, right?" the reporter asked again.
"Yes, the work is very complicated, but it is also very meaningful, so we all enjoy it. The countries of the entire civilized world are very supportive of this initiative. The people of all countries are also full of enthusiasm for this, our torch relay station The people in every country and city that need to pass are also very supportive of this. We plan to recruit volunteers to participate in the torch relay in these cities along the way. We hope that more people can participate in this Come in a grand event. Even if you can’t come to Paris to participate in the competition, you can hold or the Olympic torch running with your hands.

"It's really perfect. Also, I want to know, if I want to participate in a sports meeting, or the torch relay, where should I register?"
"Ah, you can go to the Ministry of Truth building and the Olympic Games office to register. Whether you are competing as an athlete or as a torchbearer, you are registering there. However, if there are too many applicants, we may have to go through qualifiers or draw lots. Decide who is eligible to participate," Lucien replied.
"The last question, we got rumors that this Games will be different from the ancient Olympic Games in terms of events. Is that true?"
"Ah, it's like this." Lucien replied, "We are people who respect tradition, but we don't have to see that the times are changing. We can't copy everything from ancient times. Otherwise, should we be in the sports meeting? Converse in ancient Greek, and let the athletes not wear clothes like that? This is obviously impossible. In ancient times, only men were qualified to watch the game, but now, we must consider the feelings of female audiences. So , We make some adjustments to sports..."
After the interview was published, the whole of Europe became lively again, and almost everyone's eyes were attracted by the new Olympic Games. The governments of the countries where the torch passes have also announced the registration method for those participating in the torch relay. Of course, it is said that Turkey does not select personnel through voluntary registration and then lottery screening. They only allow volunteers from other countries to pass on designated roads with torches. Because they think that this kind of torch relay has too much paganism of idolatry. But considering that their friendship with the French is now in Europe, there are not many countries that dare not value their friendship with France, so they still allow the torch relay to pass through Turkey and promise to send a team to participate in the equestrian competition of the Olympic Games.
In contrast, Russia is more open, but considering that Russia is too vast, the torch relay has become a horseback relay in Russia. Russia will also send athletes to participate in the Paris Olympics.
Austria also actively expressed its willingness to participate, and even the Archduke Karl of Austria expressed his desire to participate in the competition as an equestrian athlete. There are so many people who signed up for the torch relay that they had to use a lottery to select the staff.
As for the Rhine Alliance, they are already moved desperately to sing praises for France. The people of the Rhine Alliance said that France is the beacon of democracy and freedom, and that the direction of France is the direction of the advancement of all mankind. The ally (gou) who can do the Lancy is the greatest glory. The Rhine Alliance unconditionally fully supports this great event.
As for the United Kingdom, the British reaction was very interesting. After being overwhelmed by the French in science, everyone was a little frustrated. Now that the French made such a show, the British have come up with enthusiasm and feel that this is a renewal of national power. , Let the French see the great opportunities of the British. So not many people signed up for the torch relay, but quite a few people signed up for the Games, which made the British have to prepare for several rounds of knockouts. Of course, this did make the British perform quite well in the subsequent games.
As for other countries, they are also very willing to cooperate. Even the Holy See has performed well.
It is said that the Sultan of Turkey said that the torch relay seemed a bit of idolatry, because after the news that the people of the country were not allowed to participate, some journalists who always wanted to get big news ran to a certain bishop of the Holy See Highlights such problems.
"Those gods in Greece are bewitching demons, right?"
"Yes, child, you have to know that there is no salvation except Jesus. Except for the Holy Trinity, there are no other gods in this world. All those who call themselves gods are evil spirits. Those evil spirits in Greece Of course the spirit is the same." The bishop replied.
Of course, there is no problem with the assistant's answer. This is the most basic creed of the Catholic Church. If you don't even insist on this, what kind of Catholicism is there? Even in later generations, Catholics seldom expressed this in public due to the political correctness of religious freedom, but from a doctrinal point of view, they still believe that all the Tathagata Buddha and the Supreme Lao are evil spirits.
So the reporter continued with these words and asked: "Mr. Bishop, you know, the ancient Olympic Games originated from sacrificial activities to those pagan evil spirits, which were later banned by the Holy See. Now the French are reviving again. Does this kind of pagan activity violate the basic teachings of Catholicism and embark on the evil path of idol worship?"
As soon as the bishop heard the reporter mention the Olympics, he knew immediately that this guy was not at ease. It is necessary to say whether the French have betrayed the teachings of God and embarked on the evil road. you still need to ask? If you are a devout believer, you know it, of course. But the problem is that everyone knows this kind of thing, and everyone can only think about it in their heads, and absolutely cannot say it. Say it, it will make a big deal. Maybe, you will see that the entire Holy See moved to Avignon again. So, you reporters, so...
"My child, the ancient Olympics are of course a cult's sacrifice, but this does not mean that the current Olympics are also the same." Fortunately, the pope has long guarded these all-pervasive reporters. Over the years, the Pope has been teaching everyone to guard against theft and journalists. And when the French just came up with the idea of ​​the Olympic Games, the pope had prepared a set of answers, and submitted them to various dioceses to study through the internal channels of the church. So now I have encountered such questions, the bishop Then immediately began to explain according to the content of the training.
"You see, winemaking, especially wine making, whether in Greece or Italy, is related to pagan evil spirits, but after Christ distributes wine to his disciples, this kind of pagan spirit Doesn’t it also become part of the sacred ceremony? The same is true for the Games.
My child, you see, before took the cross for mankind, everything about mankind was corrupt and sinful, but after used his blood to atone for mankind, everything was different from before. Amen! "
"Amen!" The reporter had to say with the bishop.
"The original sin has been washed away, and the originally unclean things have become clean, just like wine, just like..." The bishop switched himself to the preaching mode and began to preach. According to the bishop's talents and habits, when he speaks in this way, it will not be over in less than an hour or two. What’s more terrible is that in this mode, almost every word the bishop utters,
Amen
or
Praise God
will appear, and then the reporter can only put down the pen, draw a cross on his chest, and follow the sentence. "Amen" and "Praise God".
The bishop spoke for more than two hours in one breath, quoting various classics from side to side, and finally came to the conclusion that although the French "Olympics" looks like a pagan and evil spirit. The Olympics are very similar, but in essence, they are different. The Paris Olympics today is basically a Christian Olympics. There is no problem. This is like pagan wine and Christian wine. Although they look the same and drink the same, they are essentially different.
After using a lot of complicated logical transformations to confuse the reporter, the bishop finally came to a conclusion he had to draw, that is, the French made the "Paris Olympics" an Olympic Games for Christians and can glorify the Lord. Olympic Games.
Finally he told reporters:
"The noble Pope has been invited by His Excellency Napoleon Bonaparte, the first ruler of France~EbookFREE.me~, will personally go to France to pray for the Olympics before the opening of next year’s Olympics. From now on, the Olympics will inevitably be Become a common festival and grand ceremony for Catholics all over the world."
After the Pope’s personal participation in the Olympics was reported, it immediately attracted widespread attention, and the Holy See finally made the headlines of various newspapers again.
A reporter asked the Pope about the news revealed by the bishop. The Pope even pointed out that the Olympic Games will unite all people who believe in God and let them stop the war. There is nothing more in line with the spirit of than to love each other. Therefore, he naturally has to work hard to promote such a beautiful thing. .
The Pope’s statement of course made the headlines of many newspapers, including many Austrian newspapers. Since the conflict between Austria and the Holy See, things related to the Holy See have rarely made headlines in Austrian newspapers. Moreover, even if the Holy See appears in newspapers, it is mostly criticized.
But this time, even the Austrian newspapers again agreed with the views of the Holy See. Of course, some newspapers still sighed like this: Why is the Pope so reasonable when facing France? Then... the newspaper was closed for rectification.
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