My British Empire

   Chapter 460 The Archbishop of Canterbury

  In the autumn of 1562, London began to drizzle, which did not bring any cold, but the autumn wind was sweeping, rampaging on the wide London streets, bringing endless difficulties to pedestrians and hawkers.

  Even the patrolling urban management and policemen wrapped their clothes tightly, let go of the daggers they usually show off, and patrolled the streets tremblingly.

  Urban management are usually in groups, walking in twos and threes, looking around from time to time to see if there are businesses setting up stalls in violation of regulations, or residents dumping garbage.

  The police usually form a team of three, although there is no queue, but their pace is very steady, their eyes are like torches, giving people a sense of strictness and deterrence.

   But both have a characteristic, no matter who they are, the pedestrians on the road will quickly give way to let these old men walk fast, as if they are avoiding some devil.

  The city management officers and the police are proud of it, and regard it as their unique privilege.

  Because in London, even the ministers of the cabinet and the nobles of the House of Lords can punish without scruple if they violate the law.

  Nobles and ministers are not their immediate superiors, and cannot deal with them, if they must be made to look good.

   Then, the only way is to go to the London Intermediate Court.

  However, which nobles and ministers would sue a few policemen or city management regardless of face?

   "Hey, buddy, how many little thieves have you caught today?" Two city management officers who were wandering around boredly couldn't help asking when they saw the police patrolling with expressionless faces.

   "Hey! What can I do? I only caught one thief in one morning, and I spend the rest of the time patrolling, it's cold and boring!"

  One of the shorter policemen said, pursing his lips helplessly, shaking his head.

   "Damn the weather, it's really annoying!" The urban management staff straightened their hats and cursed in disgust.

  In the center of the wide road, they were the only ones chatting unscrupulously, while the crowd next to them timidly looked at their backs and pointed.

  The eyes turned around and whispered, but no one dared to stand up and say a word.

   What's more, the horse-drawn carriages in the rear, intimidated by their power, could only drive slowly and cautiously from both sides of the road.

  Violent law enforcement agencies are just that scary.

  At this time, suddenly the sound of clinking horseshoes and wheels grinding the ground came from the ears of the city management and police officers, and it seemed that the speed was not slowing down, full of momentum.

  Hearing the sound, they turned around quickly and looked around. An extremely large and beautiful carriage was driving at a constant speed, as if they hadn't seen them.

   Around the carriage, several people dressed as knights guarded the surroundings, with helmets covering their heads, leaving only their eyes outside. Only the deep eyes and the indomitable momentum can be seen.

   When they saw the patterns and badges on the carriage, they immediately opened their mouths wide, with surprised expressions on their faces.

   Then, before the passers-by could react, they had already quickly walked to the side of the road, lowered their heads, bent down, with respectful expressions on their faces, which did not have the fearless expression just now.

   Passers-by looked carefully at the coat of arms on the carriage, and they were sure that it was not a carriage belonging to a nobleman or a minister. So who was in the carriage?

   Some of the more knowledgeable ones made the same movement clearly and quickly, bowing their heads respectfully, as if they were devout believers.

  The uneven bricks on the ground made a "cuckoo" sound, and other people followed suit and made respectful gestures. People didn't dare to look up at all.

   "Bless you, St. Augustine! Bless you, Holy See..."

  When the carriage passed by, there were prayers on both sides of the road, which was the sound of people's piety.

   But the carriage didn't intend to stop, and didn't even glance at these respectful crowd, just passed by and continued towards the destination.

   "Your Holy See, it seems that the citizens of London are still devout to our Lord, and they don't care about the content of the Trento Conference in Rome!"

  In the carriage, a middle-aged priest in a black cassock was sitting in the carriage, and said happily to a middle-aged man in a purple cassock with half-closed eyes.

  Ecumenical Council reconvened by the Catholic Church in Trento, Northern Italy.

This meeting is the most important ecumenical meeting of the Catholic Church. The reason for this meeting was Martin Luther's religious reformation. Some people described this meeting as a counter-reformation plan, because it represented the attitude of the Catholic Church towards religious reformation. .

   Not long ago, Pope Pius IV reconvened the long-interrupted Trent Council and announced that all Protestantism is heresy.

   That is to say, the Catholic Church has expelled these Protestants in name, and they are already heretics.

   It's no wonder that the middle-aged priests around him value the attitude of London citizens so much. Believers are the foundation of their Anglican sect.

  Just like a few years ago, the Calvin sect secretly developed believers to preach in England, which greatly shocked the senior management of the Anglican sect.

  Catholicism is not terrible, because it is not liked by the king, but other Protestants will compete with them for more believers and rights.

   Fortunately, His Majesty the King made a lightning strike and dispatched these Calvinists to Ireland in one fell swoop, and once again promulgated a law emphasizing the orthodoxy and uniqueness of Anglicanism, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

  Afterwards, the Anglican sect took action immediately. In places where the Calvin sect was active, they carried out bible readings and interpretations, and held a huge mass mass, which saved many believers.

   "Why don't you know, it's because the news didn't reach London? After all, common people are different from us!"

  The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Matthew Burke, said with a blank face, choking the priest until he had nothing to say.

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, also known as the Holy See of Canterbury, inherited the apostolic system of St. Augustus.

  With the religious reform of Henry VIII, the King of England became the religious leader of Anglicanism, while the Archbishop of Canterbury was the real leader.

  After the establishment of the United Kingdom, Anglicanism became the state religion of the United Kingdom and the only legal religion. The Archbishop of Canterbury also became the second in command and the actual leader of the United Kingdom's religious circles.

  Under the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York in England, the Archbishop of Edinburgh in Scotland, the Archbishop of Wales (Wales is the Principality), and the Archbishop of Dublin in Ireland are all deputies and cooperate with the Archbishop of Canterbury to manage the Anglican sect throughout the United Kingdom.

   "I don't know what His Majesty's plan is!" Your Excellency the archbishop got the news, not only him, but several other archbishops also came to London, ready to be received by the king.

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