blackstone code

Chapter 2372

In the cathedral, Ms. Tracy's uncle sat in the left side of the first row near the aisle.

In addition to him, there are some church workers.

Today is not a Sunday, nor is it a religious holiday. The cathedral did not welcome believers or tourists today.

Because here, there are a few things that need to be dealt with.

A few minutes later, the Pope and another patriarch walked in through the side door. With a wave of his hand, all the irrelevant staff left one after another, leaving the huge cathedral to these three people.

The Pope looked at Ms. Tracy's uncle, his good friend, and suddenly wanted to laugh.

"Is it all worth it?"

he asks.

It's a bit baffling, but all three of them know what this sentence means.

Ms. Tracy's uncle replied with a smile, "Does it matter if it's worth it or not?"

“Just do it if you want to, that’s enough.”

"All the sacrifices and gains are just extra scenery on the pursuit of the ideal road, and nothing is worthwhile or unworthy."

Another patriarch couldn't help but commented, "It's a very in-depth statement. Have you considered how to deal with these problems in the future?"

At this time, the topic gradually turned to the "topic".

Inside the church...it's actually very complicated.

The churches given by the Federation are not completely clean. This is actually the same as religious organizations all over the world. It is impossible to be truly spotless.

The issue of child abuse within the church... is also something that is difficult to explain clearly, and it can even be said that it is part of the legacy of history.

In the past, when there were many church schools in the Commonwealth, the children of most families would be sent to study in church schools, especially girls.

A semi-closed management system is adopted here, and various rules are very strict.

Priests or nuns who are teachers are not always patient with children, so they often use some "discipline" means to make children obedient.

Like... spanking.

It sounds normal, but what if you get spanked in front of your classmates?
Or even take off your pants and get spanked?

Physical pain and mental stimulation will make every child who is punished become more vulnerable and sensitive.

This is also inevitable, after all, being taken off his pants in front of many people and being spanked by a wooden board specially used for spanking, bag or cowhide makes his butt red, it is really not something that can be regarded as never happened.

And some missionary schools have stricter, even harsher methods to deal with similar problems-to make disobedient children obedient.

For example, some schools will hang disobedient children, especially teenagers, older children who are in the rebellious stage, from trees, strip them of their clothes and beat them with whips.

While others will watch from afar.

In this process, the authority of priests and nuns in the minds of children will continue to increase.

Whether it is those who have been spanked or those who have not, they will gradually become obedient and lose the power to question and resist.

Human beings can never be perfect, even God is not perfect, and it is even more impossible for human beings to do this.

In the team of priests and nuns, it is inevitable that there will be some people with... psychological problems, and they have the right to punish the children, and the children dare not resist.

This creates a "dominant" subordinate-subordinate relationship where some are just plain abusive and others may add something else.

This happened much less until the "status" of missionary schools in society began to decline in recent years.

But that doesn't mean it won't happen.

Because missionary schools still exist, some parents are devout believers. They want their children to be closer to God, so they send their children to missionary schools.

And some, purely knowing that the management of the church school is very strict, and their children are naughty and not liked by them, so they send their children there.

This time, a child in the choir of Ms. Tracey's uncle's pastoral district told her parents that she had been abused at school and in the choir.

And the bishop who was confessed was the confidant of Ms. Tracy's uncle.

Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if that was all it was, but the child said she wasn't the only one who said she was abused, there were others who were abused and beaten as well.

Even when answering questions, they mentioned that sometimes they need to serve some people they don't know.

The problem suddenly became serious. If the investigation results are as people imagined, Ms. Tracy's uncle must not escape responsibility.

This problem does not only exist in this pastoral area, but actually exists in many pastoral areas.

A very small number of people feel that the children in the church are more innocent, cleaner, and more willing to enjoy their service.

The identities and social status of these people are very high, and this is also a potential means for the church to win over the upper class.

Like Elysium, like what the Duncans did, almost nothing was illegal, and everyone knew what they were doing and how terrible it was.

But before the problem was detonated, did anyone take the initiative to stand up and accuse them, or report them?

No, because this is the truth of the operation of this society, and it has its rules of rotation.

Within the rules, no one can and cannot destroy it.

Faced with another patriarch's question, the smile on Ms. Tracy's uncle's face gradually faded, "I will admit my sin and am willing to atone for it."

"But it's not mine. If someone tries to frame me, I won't make it easy for them."

"I can't have a worse result, I have nothing to fear!"

The atmosphere was a little stiff, and the Pope coughed lightly, interrupting the two of them.

In the Federation, the Pope does not have particularly great power. He is like a spiritual leader, but his control over the church is far less than that of the patriarchs.

Moreover, the federal government does not allow a pope who is tough and holds the church firmly in his hands to appear in the federal mainland.

So the Pope is more of a mascot.

Although he is a mascot, believers are very fanatical about him, after all, he is the one closest to God!
Even if he doesn't have any actual power, in terms of influence, his influence in society is still quite large.

"The people in Congress talked to me, and their request is very simple, you just need to plead guilty."

Ms. Tracy's uncle laughed again, "I'm going to be seventy, are they going to let me die in a cell?"

The Pope didn't smile, and met his gaze without giving in at all, "You and your niece have caused a huge loss to the reputation of the church. Once the investigation is fully launched, the trouble will only get bigger and bigger."

"If you can make concessions before the trouble gets too big to deal with, everything will end here."

"She is just an example and everything she says is just exaggerated truth out of fear. There are no more victims and there are no more perpetrators."

"And all this requires is that you admit your mistakes."

"They won't lock you in..."

Ms. Tracy's uncle froze for a moment, "That's to ruin my reputation, isn't it?"

The Pope did not speak, acquiescing to his guess.

Move the problem from his confidant to him, and such a perverted patriarch will be exposed, and all his glory will become a thing of the past.

No matter how important he is in the hearts of believers, how much people will hate him now.

And the former Patriarch, who lost his social influence, was completely stigmatized, and may be monitored, can no longer use religious methods to increase chips for Ms. Tracy.

Ms. Tracey's uncle thought for a moment and asked, "What if I say no?"

The pope didn't say too much complicated content, just looked at him with "better not to do that" eyes, and some pity, "you will die in prison."

"The people in the prison hate those crimes very much. You said, you are seventy, and you can't hold it."

Ms. Tracy's uncle sneered, "It seems that I have no choice, you don't need to ask me to meet at all."

Another patriarch said softly, "But the final choice in this matter is still in your hands. If you are willing to plead guilty and cooperate with us, things will be much simpler."

"No one wants to take the worst step, but if there is really no other way, we can only abandon you."

"After all, you are only one person, and we..."

He didn't finish the sentence, but Ms. Tracy's uncle knew the line after him very well, it was a whole.

Killing a person is an acceptable fact for everyone compared to the church being stinked!
A few minutes later, the Pope patted Ms. Trish's uncle on the shoulder, and left with another Patriarch.

About 5 minutes later, several FBI agents walked in from outside the church, and after showing their ID, they took him away.

That night, the scandal about the former patriarch of a certain pastoral area was immediately exposed. There were testimonies from the victims and people around him.

The former patriarch also admitted his mistakes in the FBI, and was willing to make up for the victims and the families of the victims, while expressing remorse.

Ms. Tracy watched her uncle being handcuffed and sent into the car on TV, and the angry crowd was swearing around, she clenched her fists tightly.

There is no question that Congress has stepped in.

If it hadn't been for Congress to take action, it would be impossible to hit the target so accurately, and her uncle's scandal would also bring her a lot of trouble.

You know, she is a representative figure of feminism, but there is such a... perverted existence in her family.

It's like a joke!
She will be questioned by people whether what she says and what she does is really the same and consistent.

Otherwise why would such a thing happen?
And this is certainly not the end, who is next?

(End of this chapter)