Mystery: Time Travelers of the Fourth Era

Chapter 491 Divine Nurturing

What is the biggest failure for a mother?

Of course, it's because he/she has contracted a disease that can be transmitted to children.

"There is a fundamental difference between a church, a kingdom, and a republic."

"This is not about forcibly making ideological distinctions, but rather that the existence of a theocracy must necessarily revolve around the doctrines of the Church."

Why did the Church of Mother Earth label sexually transmitted diseases as unclean from the very beginning of its founding?

"Because this disease can be transmitted through sexual contact, blood, and from mother to child, it completely violates the teachings of the Church of Mother Earth."

"The Church of the Earth Mother Goddess proclaims that a bountiful harvest is a joy and childbirth is precious. However, a disease that hinders reproduction and can be transmitted from mother to child is the greatest defilement to the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess. As you know, the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess likes to absorb some vampires. This disease can also contaminate the blood, which is equivalent to contaminating food. Therefore, the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess will inevitably make regulations and provide guidance."

When Shael spoke of vampires, Emlyn of the Moon couldn't help but nod. That was absolutely right. Diseases that could be transmitted through blood were disgusting. Although vampires, as naturally gifted beings, weren't too afraid of infectious diseases, this was a waste of food! This was heresy! They had to be eradicated!

"Why ban brothels and all related industries?"

"Because Mother Earth is the mother of all children in the Holy Kingdom, the existence of brothels means that children born in such an environment are inherently accompanied by misfortune and accidents. Using money to objectify childbirth is disrespectful to life and an offense to the doctrines of the Church of Mother Earth."

"Such a holy nation must have a foundation for its religion. The Church of Mother Earth preaches the idea that every life is a 'plant,' drawing nourishment from the earth, slowly growing, flourishing, and decaying. When it withers, these lives fall back to the earth, returning to the mother's embrace, and the following year, they will grow again. Flowers bloom and fade, year after year, and life is like that, generation after generation."

"Every life is like a plant. Plants bloom and wither, and the four seasons cycle. They cannot live without water for irrigation and nourishment. Therefore, sexually transmitted diseases that pollute public water sources are considered unclean. Brothels that breed uncleanliness and produce abandoned babies will be shut down."

"This is an issue that the Holy Kingdom of Feneport will definitely take seriously, and will take the most seriously. Even treason is an individual issue. A plant, having its own thoughts, will eventually fall back to the earth and return to the embrace of Mother Goddess if its seeds are blown by the wind to other places. But polluting public water sources is an infringement on the living space of the entire community."

When Xia Er met the members of the Tarot Society, he didn't quite understand why the Holy Kingdom of Feneport was so strict about such a small matter, so he explained it to everyone.

On the one hand, sexually transmitted diseases are indeed something that the Earth Mother Goddess and progenitor of the vampires detests. On the other hand, purification and warding off evil are two directions that Shael pointed out to Lilith. In the realm of filth and depravity and the scroll of the Fallen Mother Goddess, that would be self-humiliating. Rather than that, it would be better to work hard in other areas.

The Earth and Moon pathways have immense potential for development in purification and warding off evil.

The authority of the Silver Moon should not be limited to simply neutralizing spells related to the Red Moon; it should also possess the core ability of purification.

The sun has the power to purify, so why can't the moon actively develop and learn? Don't you have a best friend who goes through the White Pagoda route? Ask her for advice.

"Ahem, I can testify that the core doctrine of the Church of Mother Earth is that life is precious and harvest is joyful. They attach great importance to reproduction and childbirth, regarding it as the most sacred thing."

"So I'm not surprised at all that this Holy Kingdom would do something like this."

Emlyn, who was still helping out at Harvest Church, coughed twice, which could be interpreted as his support for Chael's point of view.

"This may also be why other countries in the Northern Continent, other orthodox churches, haven't taken many actions, because the things the Earth Mother Goddess Church does are all about implementing their doctrines, and there's nothing to criticize."

After Xia'er's advice, "Hermit" Cattleya also understood. No wonder the other countries and churches remained silent when such a big change occurred in Feneport, and didn't even say a word of condemnation. It turned out that they really had no say in it.

The Kingdom of Feneport was overthrown from within. The King of Castile only abdicated, not stepped down. Although the Pope nominally ruled the country, he could not actually handle worldly affairs. The general direction was still discussed between the high priest of Castile and the archbishop of the church.

The land should be reclaimed, because it rightfully belongs to Mother Earth.

There are no problems with the procedure or logic. As for banning brothels and regarding sexually transmitted diseases as unclean, it is in line with the teachings of Mother Earth. There is nothing out of line or excessive. Other countries in the Northern Continent and the Orthodox Church have no reason to make a fuss about it.

It can't be said that it's wrong for Mother Earth to give divine pronouncements to her church and reorganize her assets, can it?

Other churches that wish to transform their nations in the same way are free to do so, and the Church of Mother Earth agrees with that.

"So, the Kingdom of Fenneport's abolition of the financial industry is also a way to continue focusing its development on agriculture?"

Following this line of thought, Audrey considered that if too many workers went to factories, there would be a shortage of people in the countryside. The Church of the Earth Mother was not a church of steam and machinery; promoting agricultural development was more important than promoting industrial development.

The abolition of the financial industry is also to prevent believers from overthinking things, so they can focus on farming and contributing to the church.

"That's right."

Shael nodded firmly. "You all know the importance of faith."

"Clearly, for God and the Church, wealth is not important; a large and stable faith is more important. The third class of believers labors, practicing the Church's doctrines while providing the Church with food and faith. The second class of priests provides management and spiritual services to the third class, ensuring that the development of each diocese meets the Church's needs. The first class of popes, as God's spokesperson on earth, provides the beacon of faith for all believers in the Holy Kingdom."

Lilith doesn't care about worldly gold coins. As a dual-path true god, or a true god of the "deep waters" path of Mother and Moon, what she wants is a custom-made, self-created, and solid "anchor" that meets her own development needs.

When everyone in the Holy Kingdom believes that the Earth Mother Goddess is pure, capable of purifying filth and warding off evil, then this sea of ​​faith, as an anchor, can even slightly resist the pollution from the fallen Mother Goddess and slightly protect the spirit.

Anyway, Lilith thinks it's great.

After unifying the ideology, the quality of faith improved somewhat compared to the previous fragmented state.