Chapter 197 Chapter Forty-eight

How Pagano came to the "Isle of Popeism" After leaving the poverty-stricken "Island of the Anti-Pope," we had walked another day, calm and in good spirits, when the blessed island of the "Pope" loomed before us.We had just cast anchor, and the hawser had not yet been fastened, when we saw a small clipper sailing towards us, and there stood four men in different attire: one in a priest's robe, slovenly, dragging the ground, and wearing boots. one dressed as a hawk, with a hawk-calling guise in his hand, and hawk-like leather gloves; Defense, extension and other documents; the last one is dressed as a grape of Orleans, wearing cloth trousers on his legs, carrying a large basket, and a sickle tied to his waist.When they came up to our ship, they immediately asked in a loud voice:

"Travelers, have you seen him? Have you seen him?" "Who is it?" Pagoda asked them back. "That's him," they answered in unison. "Who is he?" asked Friar John, "I'll tell you no lie, I'd beat him to death!" He thought they were after some thief, criminal, or desecrator. "Why, foreigners?" they said together again, "you don't know that 'unique' what? " Ebisdemon said: "Gentlemen, we do not understand who you are talking about. Please tell us which one you are talking about, and we will tell you the truth and never hide it."

They said, "It is the 'I AM', have you not seen him?" Paguguay said: "'I AM', according to our understanding of theology, there is only God. That's what he told Moses. Of course we haven't seen him, he is not visible to the naked eye." The four said, "We are not talking about God who is sovereign in heaven. We are talking about God on earth. Have you not seen Him?" Gabalin said: "I think they must be talking about the Pope." "Yes, yes," said Banurge, "it is true, gentlemen, that I have seen three, but I have not benefited from it."

"Why," cried the four again, "our holy Edict says there is only one in the world." Banurge said: "I mean seeing one after the other, otherwise I would have seen only one at the same time." "O triple and quadruple blessed ones, welcome, double welcome!" So they all knelt down before us and wanted to kiss our feet.We refuse, telling them that even if the Pope himself came here, it would be nothing more than that.They said: "No, no, not only that! We have decided. We shall kiss his ass and the thing in front of him without separating anything, the sublime decree tells us, the Holy Father, the Pope, God to Moses said, "I AM who I AM. "See "Old Testament? Exodus" chapter three fourteenth.

② The author did meet three popes in Rome, namely Clement VII, Paul III and Jules III. ③ The "Edict" is the written reply of the Pope to the questions raised by the outside world. The first five volumes of the Papal Decree were published in 1234, the sixth in 1298, followed by the Decree of Clement V in 1313, followed by John II The Extraordinary Decree of the XII and the Universal Extraordinary Decree. He has a penis; otherwise, he wouldn't be Pope.Therefore, according to strict papacy, this is an inevitable phenomenon; if he is the pope, he must have a penis.Once there is no penis in the world, there will be no Pope in the world. "

At this moment, Paiguguay asked a young sailor on board what he did here.The sailors told him that they represented the four great trades of the island, and that, as we had seen the Pope, we would be welcome and well received.Pagnuez relayed this to Panurge, who whispered to him: "God is above, that's right! God pays off those who persist in waiting. We saw the Pope, but we didn't get any benefit. Until now, the devil really has spirits. I can see that we are really going to get benefits." When we landed on land, men, women and children from all over the island came to us as if in a prayer procession.The original four spoke to them in a loud voice:

"They've seen it! They've seen it! They've seen it!" It doesn't matter what you say, all the people present knelt down together, raised their hands to the sky, and shouted loudly: "O blessed man! O truly blessed man!" The cheers lasted for more than a quarter of an hour.Then, the headmaster and teachers of the island school came with all the students, big and small, and beat them with a whip, just like when the criminals were hanged in our hometown, the adults whipped the children so that they would never forget②.Paigrue was angry, and said to them: "Gentlemen, if you continue to whip the children, I will go away!" People were horrified to hear his big Stendall's throat, and I saw a little hunchback pointing to the school headmaster:

"By the Edict! Does anyone who sees the Pope grow as tall as this man who terrorizes us? Oh, why didn't I see him one day earlier, and grow as tall as this man!" The cheers were so loud that Omonas (the name of their bishop) was alarmed, and he was seen riding on an unbridled mule, in a green mantle, with his squire (so they were called) ), attendants, carrying crosses, flags, banners, canopies, torches, holy water pots, etc. also ran. He also compelled to kiss our feet (as that good old Christian Valfenières did to Pope Clement), saying that they had a historian, who was the exposition of their holy decree People and commentators have written that exactly as the Jews expected the Messiah to finally come, the Pope will come to this island one day.Before this happy day, if any who had seen him in Rome or elsewhere came here, they too should welcome him well and receive him well.However, we politely declined.

① It is said that since the occurrence of the female pope Ruona, the new pope must be tested for gender during the election, and there is a stone chair with a hole in the middle, which is specially used for testing. ② It is said that when there was a special event that children should never forget, they would be whipped. ① "Omonas" means "big fool" in the Languedoc dialect. ② Valfinier: the name of an Italian city. ③ The author was in Rome in 1534, this is his memory of the Pope. ④ The original text hypophetes refers to people who discuss the past, just like prophets predicting the future.