Facing the excited gazes of the crowd, Todd added, "Protestantism will abolish indulgences, tithes, church taxes, and all other religious instruments of profit, and will only accept donations from believers."

"Secondly, Protestantism will only recognize the Bible written in Hebrew. The Protestant church will not recognize the religious legitimacy of any new documents added later in the history of the Bible."

Todd paused, then continued, “Regarding this point, the most crucial element is still our previously proposed ‘justification by faith.’ We firmly believe that the church should be a place of service for believers, a gathering place of faith, not a place where those high and mighty individuals exploit believers for financial gain. Protestantism will do everything in its power to provide believers with spiritual support, rather than using religious power to suppress and control them.”

Todd's words caused the kings present to widen their eyes in disbelief. Anyone who wasn't completely stupid could understand the underlying meaning—Protestants would respect and recognize royal authority.

"Third, the Protestant order will adopt a flat structure, and administrative authority will be jointly managed by the believers."

This statement left everyone present completely bewildered; almost no one could understand what Todd meant.

As is customary, Todd began to explain: "A flat structure means minimizing the number of church administrators. To give you an example, the Church of God, which views Protestantism as an enemy, has the following hierarchical structure—pope, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, etc. This hierarchical management not only fosters power struggles but also breeds corruption. Therefore, Protestantism only has two levels of administrative management—pastors and believers."

"Once you join the Protestant Church, you are a believer. Believers in a region gather together to hold elections and elect a pastor to represent that region. Pastors from various regions regularly come to the Protestant headquarters in Muxi City to handle and determine relevant church affairs through democratic decision-making."

Upon hearing this, some people suddenly realized that there were some contradictions in Todd's statement.

A king sitting in the front row suddenly asked, "Your Holiness, you just mentioned that there are only two classes in Protestantism: pastors and believers. But how is your status handled in the Church?"

Todd smiled and said, "As the Pope of Protestantism, I will only be the spiritual symbol of the sect, and will not interfere in any affairs, nor participate in any voting or decision-making..."

Upon hearing this, Brother Joe hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Todd, "Your Holiness, I have never heard you say anything like this before..."

Todd glanced at the hurried Joe, then addressed everyone: “Look at what the Church of Heaven has done over the years. I don’t believe there aren’t any believers among them who are truly good, but it is precisely because of the Pope’s absolute power that absolute corruption has occurred. In the Church, any power must be checked and supervised. One-man rule will eventually lead the denomination to its demise.”

Upon hearing these remarks, everyone present stood up and cheered.

Todd continued, “The denominational council, composed of pastors, will have the power to manage church affairs, issue decrees, make decisions on rewards and punishments, and organize believers; while the pope, as the spiritual symbol of the denomination, will be mainly responsible for foreign diplomacy and domestic ceremonies.”

After saying this, Todd made the sign of the cross and said loudly, "In the name of the Holy Cross, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Protestantism is supreme. Amen."