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Now, disaster tests mankind's faith.
人类的信仰同样面临巨大考验
Avignon, France. Home to Pope Clement VI,
位于法国的阿维尼翁 是克莱芒教皇六世的故乡
One of the most powerful men in the world,
他位极当世最强权者之列
Controlling vast armies and enormous wealth.
掌管着庞大的军队与无尽的财富
When plague hits Avignon,
当黑死病在阿维尼翁肆虐之时
the people expected the Pope to come to their salvation,
人民希望教皇可以对他们施以援手
to go and intercede with God to stop the plague.
去请求上帝的宽恕 终止这场浩劫
But Clement VI can't stop the plague.
但是克莱芒六世没能阻止住这场瘟疫
It devastates Avignon,Killing 1300 people in a single day.
在黑死病荼毒下的阿维尼翁 一天之内就有一千三百人命赴黄泉
Pope Clement buys a field and buries 11,000 people.
克莱芒教皇买下一块地 安葬了一万一千民众
But it is not enough.He tries a radical solution.
但这远远不够安葬所有死者 他索性另寻出路
He consecrates the river Rhone...as a floating cemetery.
他将罗纳河奉为一处 流动墓地
As bodies floated down the Rhone River,
目睹同胞们的尸身沿罗纳河顺流而下
people realized the Pope could do nothing for them.
人们意识到教皇己无能为力
Either God wasn't listening, or worse.
上帝也已闭目塞听 或者说根本不为所动
