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伊丽莎白成功的策划了宗教的政变。

英语字幕文本：

Thereareghostsinthisplace.

Youdon'

tnoticethemrightaway.

Atfirstglance,BinhamPrioryinNorfolklooksmuchlikeanyotherEnglishcountrychurch-plainandsimple,limestone, 

limewash.

Nothingfancy,really.

Butthenyoulookaroundandrealisesomethingelseisgoingonhere.

Thatgrandiose,timber-vaultedroof.

Thosemulti-storeyarcades.

Aren'

ttheyalljustabittoobigforaparishchurch?

Andthenyoustarttofillinthegaps,andbitbybitalostworldremakesitself,aworldofmonksandmasses,ofcolourand 

plainsong.

Aworldofbrilliantimages.

TheworldofCatholicEngland.

Forcenturies,thisdidn'

tsoundstrained.

CatholicEnglandwasjustanotherwayofsayingChristianEngland,really.

Andthen,inageneration,itstoppedbeingatruismandstartedbeingtreason.

ImagesoftheVirgin,theapostlesandthesaintsoncecherishedandglorified,werenowmockedand 

vandalised.

HereatBinham,thesaintsontheroodscreenwereexpunged,paintedoverwithversesfromanEnglishBible.

Today,they'

rerestored,buttheworldoverwhichtheyoncepresidedisdeadandgone.

Wecan'

tbringbackthelostworldofBinham'

spaintedsaintswholeandaliveagain.

Butjustbecausethedeathofthatworldwassoshocking,soutterlyimprobable,andbecausetheReformationandthewarsofreligionittriggeredcutsodeepamarkonthebodyofourcountry,weneedtotryandreassemblethefragmentsofthatworldasbestwecan.

Onlythencanwehopetoansweroneofthemostpoignantquestionsinourhistory:

WhateverdidhappentoCatholicEngland?

Weallgrewup,evenaniceJewishboylikeme,withtheideathattheEnglishReformationwasahistoricinevitability,thecullingofanobsolete,unpopular,fundamentallyun-Englishfaith.

ButontheveryeveoftheReformation,CatholicisminEnglandwasvibrant,popularandverymuchalive.

ThisisWalsinghaminNorfolk,oncethehomeofthemiracleworkingshrineofOurLadyofWalsingham.

AlongwiththeBecketshrineatCanterbury,Walsinghamwasthemust-seeplaceforallserious16th-centurypilgrims,atraditionrevivedthiscenturybyHighChurchAnglicans.

Today,yougetonlythefaintestechoesofwhatWalsinghamoncewas,agaudy,rowdymixof 

hucksterism 

andholiness,pietyandplastersaints;

thekindofplaceyou'

dexpecttofind,say,inNaplesorSeville,notinthedepthsofsoberEastAnglia.

Buteventhen,astoday,noteverybodyapproved.

Erasmus,theCatholicscholarsuperstaroftheage,camehereonamockpilgrimageandpouredscornontalesofsacredmilkandchapelsairmailedinfromtheHolyLand.

Buthiswastheminorityintellectualview,safelyexpressedinLatinandtolerated,thoughnotnecessarilyendorsed,bymembersoftherulingTudordynasty.

TheTudorswereregularanddevoutpilgrims.

HenryVIII,earlyinhisreign,walkedbarefoottotheshrine,offeringanecklaceofrubiesanddedicatingagiantcandleinthanksforthebirthofhisson,Henry,in1511.

PrinceHenrydiedwithinweeks,buttheking'

scandlecontinuedtoburnattheshrineformanyyearstocome.

WhatastrangeworldthisCatholicEnglandwas.

Theurgeforrenewalandreformsidebysidewiththeancient,thehallowedandtheoccasionallyfraudulent.

ButitseemsthatallapparentcontradictionscouldbeaccommodatedunderthecapaciousskirtsoftheCatholicMotherChurch.

Andwhatamothershewas!

CometoHolyTrinityChurchatLongMelfordinSuffolk,andyou'

llseejustwhatImean.

ThismagnificentbuildingwaspaidforwithSuffolkwoolmoney.

However,whatyouseetodayarejustthebarebonesofwhatitwassupposedtobe.

ButweknowwhatLongMelfordinitssplendourwasreallylikethankstoanaccountleftbyRogerMartyn,who'

dbeenachurchwardenhereinthereignofEngland'

slastCatholicruler,QueenMary.

WritingintheverydifferenttimesofQueenElizabeth,RogerMartyn,withamixtureofprideandregret,setouttotellfuturegenerationsexactlywhattheyweremissing.

AtthebackofthehighaltartherewasagoodlymountcarvedveryartificiallywiththestoryofChrist'

sPassion,allbeingfair,giltandlivelyandbeautifullysetforth.

Andatthenorthendofthesamealtartherewasagoodlygilt 

tabernacle 

reachinguptotheroofofthechancel,inwhichtherewasonefair,large,giltimageoftheHolyTrinity,besidesotherfineimages.

ButMartyn'

schurchwasmorethanjustabuilding.

Hedescribesalivingworldofprocessionsandfestivals,ceremoniesandritualsinvolvingthewholecommunity.

Aboveallthispresidedthe"

management"

withoutwhomnoneofitmadesense.

Thepriests,guardiansofthemystery,attheheartoftraditionalChristianbelief.

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