Chapter 484: Crisis of faith

Britain and Austria PK in South Africa, and European countries are happy to read jokes. In order to make the war last longer, the French also supported the "Bur Republic" with actual actions.
During the British-Burmese War, nearly one-fifth of the strategic materials were contributed by the French. The French also opened the door for goods transported from Austria to Egypt through Egypt.
The British-Bulgarian war was not so much a game between England and Austria as France and Austria added to the British. Despite the Austrian occupation of South Africa in the end, the French investment was not lost.
It is better to hold down the British energy in South Africa than to let the British devote this energy to the European continent.
The anti-French alliance stayed on paper and did not become a reality. The "British War" also played an important role.
Theoretically, the current situation between Britain and Austria is very favorable to the French. The establishment of the Great French Empire is unstoppable. Napoleon III should be happy.
However, external threats are gone, and internal troubles have emerged.
The first to jump out is the Pope, an Italian state that is unwilling to fail, in an attempt to support the Pope to fight against him.
As a Catholic country, the influence of the Holy See is still very large. Now that the emperor and the pope are in the same country, it is a headache to ask who is big and who is small.
Now Napoleon III has some regrets. If he had known so much trouble, he would kick out the Papal State.
It's no fun that the pope became a political enemy. People are not without foundations. Churches all over the country are papal supporters, at least nominally.
At a recent parliament, the Pope directly occupied the throne, and was so angry that Napoleon III was absent.
Theocratic power and imperial power collided again, and the whole of France fell into a storm vortex. If it is not handled well, this new empire will collapse again.
Neither Napoleon III nor Pope Pius IX can be conceded now. They represent not only their own interests, but also the interest groups behind them.
The bourgeoisie, who was originally dissatisfied with Napoleon III in the country, is now supporting the pope near the banner. Politically, Napoleon III had no overwhelming advantage.
These people support Pius IX, not because of how religious they are, nor do they really want the church to grow again. The main purpose is to stir up disputes and create opportunities for seizure of power.
The emperor and the pope are fighting endlessly for rights, which will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the people. When the anger of the people reaches its peak, it is when parliament takes over the rights of the state.
It can be said that the establishment of Greater France ignited the internal contradictions of France. Everyone wants to use this opportunity to reshuffle the rights and get more benefits.
Palace of Versailles, Anthony, Napoleon III's close police officer, proposed: "Your Majesty, since Pius IX is ignorant of current affairs, give him ..."
Speaking of which came to an abrupt halt here, Ansock made a gesture of wiping his neck, which seemed to say that the asylum IX had been killed by a hundred.
Napoleon III glanced at him severely and said solemnly: "No, this kind of thing can never happen.
In the event of an asylum at Pius IX, our suspicions are greatest, and the situation will be out of control.
Not only can we not move him now, we must also protect his safety and not let others kill him!
Moreover, even if the Pope is changed, the situation remains unchanged. No matter who became the pope, we have stood opposite to us.
Those people will not give up. Without them making troubles in the back, Pius IX will not jump out and fight against us. "
Political struggle is the most taboo assassination. Now Napoleon III has been washed ashore, and this method cannot be used at all.
In the event of a leak, civil war will break out in France, at least the Revolutionary Party will definitely take the opportunity to launch a rebellion, or a coup will occur within the government.
The Italian region can be unstable. Now it is only suppressed by force. A Mars can detonate contradictions, let alone assassinate the Pope?
At this time, Napoleon III's mind was still very clear. He knew that his enemy was not the pope on the surface, but the interest group that supported the pope.
The master, Pelice, suggested: "Your Majesty, or else you should continue to promote religious reform. Find excuses to abolish the Papal State, set up provinces, and be directly under the jurisdiction of the central government. Let religion be religion, and secularism be secular."
This is a paycheck at the bottom of the pot. Promoting religious reform to abolish the Papal State is equivalent to cutting off the foundation of the Pope's involvement in politics. From then on, the Pope broke away from politics and only existed as a religious leader.
Napoleon III's eyes lighted up and he could kick the pope out, and the rest was easy to handle. Without this banner figure, the opposition has become fragmented.
"That's a good idea. It's better to restrict the Pope's rights by the way, so as not to cause us trouble later.
You'll leave this matter to Pelise. Find a way to foul the Holy See and don't leave them a chance to stand up. "
When he said this, there was still a bit of resentment in Napoleon III's eyes. The grievances between the Bonaparte family and the Holy See are not a day or two anymore, and the relationship between the two sides has been lingering.
Napoleon I did not receive the Holy See's approval at first, but later it came to Italy by force. When he was crowned emperor, he snatched the crown from the Pope.
Things weren't much better when it was Napoleon III's turn. Catholicism has always supported orthodoxy, and how Napoleon III had nothing to do with orthodoxy.
After launching a coup to seize power, Napoleon III was crowned emperor, and the Holy See did not give face. Inviting Pius IX to come and be crowned, they would not buy it at all.
The choice left to Napoleon III was only two ways, either to go to Rome to be crowned, or to be the emperor first, and in the future is trying to find a way to be crowned.
These are two options after the European emperor failed to gain recognition from the Holy See. Of course, going to Rome for coronation is definitely not so harmonious. Usually, soldiers are sent over to force the pope to be crowned.
Napoleon III, who had an unstable foundation, endured. In order to talk about the Pope, he also did a lot of unfavorable things.
He is a true "Catholic filial piety", unlike the previous monarchs in France, doing clean things that harmed the interests of the Holy See.
After doing so many things, I didn't get what I wanted, and I naturally got resentment. Had it not been for the annexation of Italy, he had no idea if he could be crowned Pope and become a legitimate emperor in his lifetime.
Now, because the interests are on the opposite side again, Napoleon III also wants to imitate his ancestors and continue the story of "Catholic Filial Piety."
Catholic filial pie is not a good word, and the French do not have anything to do with "filial piety", such as: prisoners of Avignon, blasphemy, joining the Protestant alliance during the Thirty Years' War, killing the Templars ...
In short, the French made outstanding contributions to the decline of Catholicism, more than the Protestant.
Of course, Napoleon III was not that extreme. With the achievements of his predecessors, he was not ready to surpass. However, a final blow to the fallen Holy See is still indispensable.
The dispute between imperial power and theocratic power cannot be compromised. Even if both parties are declining, a victory or defeat must be achieved.
On this issue, Napoleon III did not worry about having no supporters, and European monarchs were his potential supporters.
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With the order of Napoleon III, the dark history of the Holy See suddenly increased. Not only was the old account turned out, but now clergymen are often pulled out of newspapers to whip the corpses.
It's all real and real things. There is no case of water, real cases happening around everyone, and it is difficult to turn white. As if overnight, the Holy See's fame became unheard of.
The telegraph accelerated the spread of news, and the Holy See scandals in France and Italy spread to Europe in the shortest time.
In this era, the Holy See has no power over Europe. The endless history of the Holy See in the newspapers is enough to illustrate many problems.
In this era of ideological explosion, people have doubted about the existence of God, and their faith is no longer so religious.
After the impact, anti-Holy movements appeared in many places, and in some areas, people even attacked churches.
Only then did Napoleon III realize that the play was overdone, but the situation was no longer under his control.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he successfully killed his political opponents, but triggered a crisis of belief in Europe and plunged the country into ideological confusion.
It wasn't just France that was hit, and Austria was not alone. After the religious crisis broke out, Austrian clergymen were not able to escape.
Many clergymen who have misbehaved in their private lives and whose morality is not enough have been exposed by newspapers.
Real people, true evidence. It is conceivable that this kind of news has caused a ideological shock to the people. Even in the conservative base camp, a crisis of belief broke out in Austria.
There has also been fierce discussion among the people, and atheistic ideas have begun to spread rapidly. Various experts and scholars made their debuts, using newspapers as battlefields, and started to compete in a fierce battle.
Seeing the fierce battle in the intellectual world, Franz couldn't sit still. Anyway, who knows how many strange ideas will be born in the end?
"Prime Minister, how is the Cabinet going to calm this down?"
As a successful leader, Franz has always fully believed in his abilities. If something happens, ask the Cabinet first.
After contemplating for a while, Prime Minister Felix replied: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you have to go out there to comfort the people.
The consequences of the collapse of beliefs are very serious. If we can't deal with them in time and let some messy ideas spread, the consequences will be serious. "
Well, this is the platform for the Catholic Church. This crisis of faith was targeted at the Holy See from the beginning, and Catholicism is naturally the hardest hit area.
After hesitating for a moment, Franz said, "Well, the fall of the clergy is that they are not religious enough, and the Holy See is not in place.
We can help in this regard. The government can legislate to supervise the behavior of the clergy and punish these sinners for God. "
There is no problem in appeasing the people, but things to suppress the church must also be done. Since the French rushed ahead, Franz naturally didn't mind falling.
The church could not supervise the clergy, so the government should do the work. Institutions such as inquisitions should still not exist.
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