However, the film shows a lot of interesting things with the help of the pope.
The first is the debate between "reason" and "religion". Simple religious believers will "reason as the enemy" because it happens to be reason that brings conflicts of thought and crisis of faith. But Esculapius, the principal of the missionary school in the film, has another opinion. He understands everything with the will of God, so reason can't be ruled out. He went to the place, looking for Plato's writings. The village priest asked him: Plato? As a Christian, you must never study his works! The principal said: So do you think his work is meaningless? Faith is based on the authority of the scriptures, not the writings of philosophers. But you must admit that our ability to think rationally is...given by God and is entirely He. So why are you afraid to expose your faith to the light of reason? If God gives us reason, how can we stay away from him because of reason? Does the fear of logic reflect a lack of trust in God's omniscience and His love for mankind? There is no fear if you believe firmly, because if God exists, logic will only lead us to Him. I think, so God is! Although the inner part of this passage, I played the "contradictory" of a debate (if you believe in God and God creates everything, then reason is also created by God, why can't you accept reason); but it is still very interesting. Because of this passage, the protagonist, the future female pope, Johanna, who lives in the countryside with a strong sense of male superiority and inferiority to women, feels the truth from the words of the missionary school principal Esculapius.
Secondly, it shows "talent" and "language understanding". The principal teaches the children of the village priest, and he finds that Johanna is better than her brother. Johanna was reading the "Bible" taught to him by her brother. She just read, "It is like a mustard seed, and one person planted it in the garden and it grew into a tree." "The bird in the sky dwells on its branches." The principal asked her: So what do you think mustard seeds mean? Johanna said: Perhaps it is its belief, like a mustard seed planted in a garden, if you take care of it, it will grow into a big tree. But perhaps it also symbolizes the church. It also sprouted like a mustard seed, small and in the dark; but under the care of Jesus and the apostles, it grew and grew. Principal: What about the birds that nest on the branches? Johanna: They are believers who find salvation in the church. Mustard seeds can also represent Jesus Christ, because he was like a seed when he was buried, and like a tree when he was resurrected and ascended to heaven. The principal was very happy, and turned to Johanna's father and said: Did you hear that? Mustard seeds symbolize trust in the church and Christ, which is a classical interpretation of the scriptures. Your daughter showed an unusually sharp mind. Obviously, just like the Chinese people's understanding of "The Analects", the ancient understanding was very simple and very rich, but after Confucianism became a political tool, "The Analects" was interpreted as a rather limited political language. "The Bible" also experienced such a thing.
As for other plots, for example, chance determines the status of the pope (she loves knowledge, not only is proficient in doctrine, but also knows how to medicine, healed the pope, became the pope’s confidant, and eventually became the new pope), such as pregnancy and childbirth, and the love of the enemy by the enemy Intrigue these. Although interesting, it is not important. 17.4.30
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