Chapter 912 - 471: Jalen at the End of His Rope_2
Since Innocent II had defined the matter, it was difficult for others to express personal opinions, so they all followed the Pope’s intentions and continued the discussion.
While Ivita casually chatted with them, making friends, his gaze flickered, as these individuals were all within the Pope’s potential sphere of influence.
Befriending them, he could not escape the framework set by Innocent II.
It was said that Innocent II had recently forced the King of Champagne and Cognac Kingdom to kneel and apologize to the Pope because the King wanted a divorce.
The Church’s system does not recognize the concept of divorce; hence, the legitimate method of divorce was only to identify the problems in the marriage, seize upon these issues, and declare the marriage annulled.
Innocent II was too domineering.
But this approach had a flaw: after spending a long time with these adoptive sons and daughters, real emotional bonds formed.
Therefore, he could not be too harsh with these adoptive children in the future and decided he could only govern through conciliation.
’All within the Church are priests of the God of All Things.’ Ivita thought, ’These priests cannot extend their own lives. Innocent II is already of a high age; he has but a few more years to live before his passing.’
’Thus, he will not be my enemy but rather a friend who helps me initially.’
At the dinner table, Pope Innocent II suddenly interrupted everyone’s widespread topics and asked, "How do you all view the relationship between the Empire and the Church?"