Chapter 500: ,Joint Statement

Before the pope arrived, Napoleon had already known by telegram that Joseph invited him to France for a friendly visit, and also knew that Joseph hoped that through this contact with the pope, he would gradually tie the Holy See financially to himself. On the chariot.
So Napoleon received the Pope quite warmly in Paris. Then they conducted friendly negotiations in the ruling government. Napoleon expressed his approval and appreciation for the idea of ​​vigorously promoting charity under the pope's crown. He also expressed his willingness to cooperate with this within his ability.
Immediately afterwards, the Pope and Minister Lucien had a frank discussion on some specific matters and determined the responsibilities and obligations of both parties. Then the Pope, accompanied by Minister Lucien, visited various universities and hospitals in Paris. Then the pope issued a joint statement under Napoleon's rule.
"The Vatican Pope, under the crown of Pius VII, and Napoleon Bonaparte, the first governor of the French Republic, representing the Holy See and the French Republic respectively, jointly issued the following statement:
France believes that to ensure freedom of religion, to ensure that any nation, any country, and anyone can freely choose to believe in or not to believe in religion. Believing in this or that religion is a natural human right and should not be interfered by any secular forces.
The Holy See believes that, according to the teachings of Christ, ‘God belongs to God and Caesar belongs to Caesar’. The secular regime should not interfere in matters of religious belief. In fact, in the history of the church, the secular regime's intervention in religion has caused the division of the church and the production of a large number of heretical beliefs. This has historical lessons. Therefore, the Holy See believes that, at present, any attempt to rely on state power to interfere with religion violates the basic principles of religion.
The French believe that respecting the natural human rights of anyone is an inescapable responsibility of the government. Even in a forced war, we have the responsibility to protect the basic human rights of the combatants on the opposing side. To this end, the French government made the following commitments:
If the combatants of the opposing side are captured, their basic human rights will still be guaranteed by the government of the French Republic. The French government and its armed forces did not use violence or intimidation against captured persons when interrogating them.
With regard to the wounded and sick among the captured persons, the French government will try its best to treat their injuries and illnesses as far as it can, and will never inflict any harm or brutality on the lives and personal lives of the captured persons, especially murder. , Torture, for biological experiments, or deliberately not giving medical assistance and care.
The French government and military will also promise not to deliberately attack the enemy’s hospital facilities and protect the safety of the other’s medical staff.
The French government believes that even in wars, the personal rights of civilians should be guaranteed not to be violated. The French government promised that during the war, it will not deliberately attack civilian facilities, or attack, looting, or otherwise harm hostile civilians.
The Holy See believes that all human beings are created by God and should be brothers and sisters. The war between brothers and sisters is a huge tragedy. Even if the war cannot completely disappear for a while, it is of great significance to avoid excessive brutality as much as possible during the war.
The Holy See appreciates the relevant commitments of the French government and expects other countries to make corresponding commitments to reduce the harm of war to brothers and sisters in all countries.
In order to show support for the well-intentioned actions of the French government, the Holy See recommends that from now on, protected medical staff in warring countries can wear a red cross sign to indicate their identity. Hospitals and other facilities should also set up obvious red cross signs to facilitate the identification of the warring parties.
The Holy See will organize medical staff to help the wounded and sick on both sides during the war. This move reflects Jesus' love for mankind. The Holy See requires all warring parties to protect the safety and dignity of medical staff organized by the Holy See. "
Through this joint statement, both France and the Holy See have put themselves down to a high moral position. Now, any country that does not follow the joint declaration of France and the Holy See to wage war will almost automatically be regarded as barbaric.
At the same time, the Holy See has taken a big step towards establishing a "charity empire."
At the same time, in North America, the situation of the war began to undergo tremendous changes.
Since France declared war on the United Kingdom, Louisiana quickly organized a volunteer army of as many as 50,000 and began to attack Canada. However, the performance of the French army in this series of offensive operations was not good. General Arthur Wellesley's troops, relying on defense, repelled multiple attacks by the French in succession.
However, tactical success has not changed the strategic passiveness. After these few battles, the British army's supplies were already very tense, because the sea was blocked, and all kinds of vital supplies could not be shipped in. So the army under General Arthur Wellesley is now seriously short of ammunition.
It was also at this time that something more terrible happened-the French-speaking guys in Quebec suddenly declared independence, and announced their withdrawal from the war and remained neutral in the war.
The British were actually prepared for the betrayal of these guys in Quebec. But being prepared does not mean that you can respond effectively. Although the guys in Quebec declared that they would remain neutral, the British did not believe this at all. More importantly, Quebec took control of the waterways, and the change in their attitude ~EbookFREE.me~ made the logistics problems of the British more prominent.
After Quebec became "neutral", the French merchant ships immediately sailed into the Saint Lawrence River and sent a large amount of supplies to Quebec. This makes the British begin to worry that the "neutrality" of Quebecers is actually just to prepare for hoarding enough materials to launch an offensive.
As a result, the U.S. army also began to regroup and relaunched an offensive against Canada. They were killed from the east, while the "neutral" Quebec provided various conveniences to the US military, including the sale of various supplies to them.
General Arthur Wellesley realized that if he continued to confront the French in the Great Lakes region, the Quebec and Americans would likely cut off his already weak supply line, so he had to order the entire army to Ottawa retreated. But retreating before the enemy is not easy. Especially in the French Volunteer Army in North America, almost every soldier has a horse, which makes their combat effectiveness in pursuit battles far exceed their performance in positional battles. When Arthur Wellesley finally retreated to Ottawa, his army had lost one-half.
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