TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA - 1804, 357 ES

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TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA
The Third Golden Bull of Albarosa
 

OWYN III, pontifex maximus, servus servorum Dei, episcopus Sancta Sedes,
 
Sends his greetings to all the faithful of the realm. Since a thing just and honorable is asked of us by GOD: to promulgate His Word, protect His Faith & defend the Sanctity of His Flock, GOD demands that these missions are led to its proper conclusion through the care of our office, and the piety of our faithful.

 

The First Ecumenical Council of Albarosa has been concluded with record participation unseen for decades within our Holy Mother Church: an electoral triumph for our most divine institution. The High Pontificate of Owyn III thanks all participants, and promises to use the mandates given in a careful and considerate fashion: which shall become evident in this TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA.

 

Beyond the passed proposals of the council, the High Pontificate of Owyn III is pleased with the progress made in its long overdue reforms regarding the Ruskan Rite, internal organization & the Curia. Although this Bulla Aurea is not the final decree pertaining to these reforms, it is by all means an important milestone which shall permanently chart the course for our faith. Clergy -- rejoice!
 

 
Te deum.
 

That’s it. Owyn III has gone jokermode.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I). The permanent Dioceses of the Faith
II).  Diocesan naming
III). The Office of Cardinalis
IV). Archiepiscopis & Episcopis
V).  Diet of Bishops
VI). Ecclesiastical prosecution
VII).  Canonizations, beatifications & venerations
 

SECTION I.
PERMANENT DIOCESES OF THE FAITH

 

The Clergy has granted an overwhelming majority for the proposed enshrinement of Jorenus, Providentia & Albarosa in Canon Law: rendering them as permanent in the Holy Mother Church. The High Pontificate of Owyn III shall therefore see to its responsible implementation.

 

Understanding however that nations and borders change, and that the cultural value of names or ecclesiastical size vary by decade: rendering the permanence of these dioceses absolute would be irresponsible. 

 

The following stipulations shall be decreed by this TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA, and later implemented in the Codex of Canon Law.

 

I). He who as a subordinate to the Pontifex Maximus is assigned to shepherd over the seat of the Fidei Defensor, and therefore the Holy See, shall have its Archdiocese styled as ‘Metropolitanate’, and himself as ‘the Metropolitan’ or ‘Metropolitanus’.

 

II). He who as a subordinate to the Pontifex Maximus is assigned to shepherd over the Highlander nations, shall have its Archdiocese styled as ‘Patriarchate’ or ‘Patriarchalis’, and himself as ‘the Patriarch’ or ‘Patriarcha’. This is to be different from Book II, Title III, Chapters III & IV, which describes a Patriarch as an Archbishop presiding over non-human provinces. These names shall bear similarities despite being different entities, until such is corrected in the next Ecumenical council.

 

III). He who as a subordinate to the Pontifex Maximus is assigned to shepherd over the Kaedreni and other minorities of the Holy Orenian Empire, shall have its Archdiocese styled as the ‘Prince-Archbishopric’ or ‘Princeps-Archiepiscopatum’, and himself as ‘the Prince-Archbishop’ or ‘Princeps-Archiepiscopus’.

 

IV). That the Metropolitanus, Partriarcha & Princeps-Archiepiscopus are deemed superior to the conventional status of ‘Archdiocese’, and may therefore host Archdioceses as subordinate ministries if the Pontifex Maximus ordains so.

 

V). That the Pontifex Maximus may still establish, dissolve, restore or rename subordinate (arch)dioceses beneath the aforementioned. 

 

VI). That if one or more of the aforementioned dioceses suffer from, or are subject to: 

• A). A loss of statehood or legal status beneath a state.
• B). Participation in, sympathy to or facilitation of schisms, rejection of Pontifical authority or Canonist dogma. 
• C). A relatively small population of clergymen or ecclesiastically-related individuals within these Archdioceses
• D). Severe neglect of ecclesiastical duties or the preservation of unity within the Holy Mother Church.

They lose the protections granted by this TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA, and return wholly as subject to the prerogative of the Pontifex Maximus.

To name these Archdioceses with special status collectively, without convoluting documents by specifying all three repeatedly, they shall carry the name of ‘Triumvirate’.
 

 

SECTION II.
DIOCESAN NAMING

 

Traditionally the naming of Dioceses has been the exclusive prerogative of the Pontifex Maximus, who to varying degrees considered the local cultures beneath the dioceses. To ensure that the historic, cultural or political histories of diocesan names remain respected: the Clergy had granted His Holiness an overwhelming majority to consolidate certain diocesan names, and to add further stipulations pertaining to the naming process.

 

The following stipulations shall be decreed by this TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA, and later implemented in the new Canon Law document.

 

I). That the Metropolitanate shall carry the name of ‘Metropolitanate of Providentia’ and its shepherd ‘Metropolitanus of Providentia’.

 

II). That the Patriarchalis shall carry the name of ‘Patriarchalis of Jorenus’ and its shepherd ‘Patriarcha of Jorenus’.

 

III). That the Princeps-Archiepiscopatum shall carry the name of ‘Princeps-Archiepiscopatum of Albarosa' and its shepherd ‘Princeps-Archiepiscopus of Albarosa’.

 

IV). That the names of Providentia, Jorenus & Albarosa cannot be changed by Pontifical or Archdiocesan decree if it is not: approved by the Pontifex Maximus, the shepherd of either of these Archdioceses and a majority of subordinate diocesan shepherds simultaneously. 

 

V). That the dioceses who represent a singular, or multiple, cultural minorities within an Archdiocese, shall carry a name that aligns with said culture in terms of their native tongue, or if in a foreign language, that the name carries cultural relevance to said culture it shepherds over.  
 

SECTION III.
THE OFFICE OF CARDINALIS

 

The College of Cardinals has historically served as a sleeping electorate that, upon the death of the Pontifex Maximus, elects a new one. Most of their authority, prestige & tasks that they fulfill within the Holy Mother Church comes from informal structures that differ per Cardinal and Pontifex Maximus. 

 

The High Pontificate of Owyn III finds it organizationally irresponsible to place the diligence and relevancy of its cardinals at the mercy of their popularity, seniority or their only superior. For they should, regardless of these factors, play an important role in charting the course that the Holy Mother Church takes and the internal culture it harbours for its clergymen.

 

The Cardinals shall therefore be given: 

 

I). The authority to nominate and therefore propose alongside the (Arch)bishops, or veto, nominees to the roles of Vicar & Diocesan legate for the High Pontiff to confirm at his own discretion.

 

II). The responsibility to extensively report on and represent the subordinate (Arch)bishops in the College of Cardinals or while voting on canonizations, beatifications or venerations in ecumenical councils. 

 

III). The responsibility to ensure the active participation of the local clergy in wider ecclesiastical affairs, functions & festivities of the Holy Mother Church.

 

IV).  To safeguard the harmony between Canonist dogma & local rites.

 

V). To safeguard the harmony between Pontifex Maximus & the local clergy.
 

 

SECTION IV.
ARCHIEPISCOPIS & EPISCOPIS 

 

The (Arch)bishop remains the most crucial element of the Canonist ministry, being the closest to the congregation while still wielding sufficient authority to represent them higher up the ecclesiastical hierarchy. Understanding this, our Holy Pontificate marches onwards with further strengthening their necessary societal role. 

 

Each (Arch)bishop may henceforth publish (Arch)diocesan decrees, which shall immediately be legitimized within the next Golden Bull by the Pontifex Maximus, whenever it is published. 

 

For an (Arch)diocesan decree to be integrated in a Golden Bull, it must be passed in the Diet of Bishops. 

 

I). Majority support in the Diet of Bishops.

II). An absence of a veto from his superior Cardinal, which shall be the Cardinal(s) from the nation the (Arch)diocese is located in.

III). An absence of a veto from the Pontifex Maximus. 

IV). Approval from the Auditor of the Tribunal, who shall only review and judge it on the basis of its correct usage of ecclesiastical law & Golden Bulls it may reference.

 

Once it meets all the criteria above, it must be implemented in the next Golden Bull under the section ‘Archdiocesan Decrees’.
 

 

SECTION V.
DIET OF BISHOPS 

 

The Diet of Bishops, although established in a prior Golden Bull, has yet to find its appropriate form within the Holy Mother Church. In this TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA, the High Pontificate of Owyn III hopes to provide it. 

 

The Diet of Bishops is the meeting of all Bishop of the Church where they primarily provide or withdraw assent from diocesan decrees, lobby the College of Cardinals and the Pontifex Maximus by supporting or opposing certain ideas through non-binding votes, which shall serve as an indicator of popular support and prepare proposals for ecumenical councils, Golden Bulls or other decision making.

 

A Diet of Bishops can be petitioned by any Bishop. Said petition is approved by the Pontifex Maximus, from which a Diet of Bishops is then called: presided over by the petitioner. A Diet of Bishops can be attended by all Bishops.

 

The Council of Bishops is the meeting between all Dioceses beneath an Archdiocese of the faith like Providentia, Albarosa or Jorenus: where the local Bishops may discuss, propose and vote on decisions between themselves, should they wish to organize themselves prior to a Diet of Bishops or an Ecumenical Council. 

 

A Council of Bishops may be called by any Bishop. Unlike the Diet of Bishops, the petitioner for a Council of Bishops may determine who is and isn’t allowed to attend on his own accord. All votes and decisions that are made in a Council of Bishops are by definition informal and non-binding to the Holy Mother Church, as they solely serve as internal preparation for participation in the Diet of Bishops & Ecumenical Councils.

 

This establishes the following structure within the Holy Mother Church: 

 

I). The College of Cardinals
Forever in session, exclusive to Cardinals.

 

II). The Diet of Bishops
Sessions are called by petitioners upon approval from the Pontifex Maximus, exclusive to all Bishops.

     II.I). Council of Bishops 

     Sessions are called by any Bishop, which are exclusive to all Bishops from either the Metropolitanate, Patriarchis or Princeps-Archiepiscopatum. These local councils cannot make binding decisions, and are solely meant

     to internally prepare for their participation in the Diet of Bishops or Ecumenical councils. 

 

 

SECTION VI.
ECCLESIASTICAL PROSECUTION

 

The High Pontificate of Owyn III has faltered in its initial attempts to establish a counter-cultural movement against the modernist ‘Legalism’ within Humanity, and other human groups such as the Hyspians who abandoned the faith with no consequence. 

 

Although it is not the inherent task nor the wish of the High Pontificate of Owyn III to actively meddle in the lives and self-determination of humans: it consistently finds a great malaise experienced amongst their congregations, who feel alienated by a society that puts the faith second to temporal power.

 

In an attempt to further harmonize ecclesiastical law with secular authorities a grand strategy shall be adopted that will stretch over multiple decades, councils and potentially Pontificates. In this TERTIUS BULLA AUREA ALBAROSA, the first steps will be taken.

 

The Apostle-General is instructed together with his Equestor-Imperators to educate other members of the Supreme Order of Exalted Owyn on the legal systems of Hanseti-Ruska & Oren. They will furthermore be trained to utilize basic prosecutorial privileges in tandem with the Auditor of the Tribunal, so that a greater legal effort can be made against apostates & heretics within the greater sphere of humanity.

 

The Pontifical Legate is instructed to lobby their respective Governments to establish legislation that counters secularism & tolerance of heretics within their respective nations.
 

 

SECTION VII.
CANONIZATIONS, BEATIFICATIONS & VENERATIONS 

 

The High Pontificate of Owyn III has, in accordance with the results from the First Ecumenical Council of Albarosa, and without further intervention from His Holiness, decided to canonize, beatificate or venerate the following Canonists:

 

I). CANONIZATIONS 

 

Andrik Vydra
Patron Saint of Victory, Military Excellence & the Schism war

The victor of the Schism war, and a noble statesman that led Oren to unparalleled progress, only to be martyred by Elven degenerates: Andrik Vydra is a severely revered statesman and inspiration for the faithful in both High- & Heartlander nations. He is seen as the father of what would become a united Humanity.

 

After the war, friend and foe alike joined under Vydra’s banner: restoring a balance in the human realm, and finishing the greatest conflict known to man.

 

1st Miracle - Despite overwhelming odds, facing all races and the near half of the entire human race from Aesterwald, and the Undead Forces of Iblees himself. Andrik Vydra’s Canonist League would achieve a crucial victory at Milvian Bridge, turning the tide of the war deemed unwinnable. Andrik remained entirely unharmed, despite fighting many foes by himself.

 

2nd Miracle - Standing as an Akovian peasant in the Cloud Temple, the near entirety of Humanity bend their knee to him, seeing his Holy Mandate to unite the race. Within mere hours, all temporal leaders declared Andrik Vydra King, thus making him the King of Oren.

 

High Pontiff Everard II ‘the Wise’

Patron Saint of Forethought, Divine Retribution & Pontifical Statehood
The progenitor of the Everardine era, universally seen as a golden age for the Holy Mother Church, His Holiness Everard II would see to the foundation of the first independent Pontifical State after the Tarchar Crusades in 1523 & the establishment of the Office of Auditor of the Tribunal. 

 

He was tutored by Sixtus III, the son of St. Emma of Woldzmir & served as Vice-Chancellor under the blessed High Pontiff Daniel II. He was known as ‘the Watcher’ due to his refusal to participate in the Duke’s war, and ‘the Wise’ for his role as architect of the longest golden age of the Holy Mother Church.

 

He was a key figure in the restoration of the Horen Dynasty, which saw John I to be crowned as Holy Orenian Empire. He founded numerous missions to the Elven territories and Uruguan, bringing future Saints such as St. Michael of Cordobe into the fray. He was the first High Pontiff that started codifying Canon Law. 

 

His policies of expansionism & pontifical restoration did not sit well with John Turnbull, who out of his childish hissyfits had started a movement to dethrone Everard II. Emperor John I intervened by calling a diet and arresting all these schismatic clergymen, ending that schism. After the Turnbull affair, certain remnant elements of this schism martyred Everard II: ending his eventful reign abruptly. 

 

1st Miracle - During the Redmark massacre, where the de Sola’s slaughtered the entire Adrian retinue during a trial, Everard II jumped off the highest point of the castle and landed safely, fleeing the massacre and reporting it to proper authorities. 

 

2nd Miracle - Archaengul Michael & Gabriel came down to Everard II personally in Luciensport, to request aid in their fight against Iblees. It is said that for an entire week after, the High Pontiff was illuminated by a golden light.

 

3rd Miracle - During the sacking of Alsace, Everard II would personally stand between John of Carnatia and his troops, and Augustus Valkenwrath, the mayor of Alsace: Everard II’s voice alone would freeze John’s retinue, delaying the sacking until Augustus and other civilians managed to flee or hide in the crypts.

 

II). VENERATIONS

 

High Pontiff Pontian III
A martyr to radical secular elements within the Holy Orenian Empire of yore, His Holiness Pontian III is remembered for undergoing the ultimate sacrifice in his pursuit for greater ecclesiastical relevancy in human culture and Pontifical authority in general society.

 

Father Pius of Sutica
A titan of the quill who in his lifetime authored many great works, and sought to the completion of the James II archive & many other theological works used by current clergymen. His diligence and theological knowledge is worth veneration, so that it may serve as inspiration to all the scholarly among us. 

 

 
 
THE HOLY MOTHER CHURCH OF THE CANON 
Under GOD, maintained by His Holiness Owyn III

 
THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS 
THE PENTARCHY OF OWYN III

 
@argonian
AILRED CARDINALIS REINMAR 
From the Episcopatum Reinmar
Patriarchalis Jorenus
Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska
 
@Caranthir_
AMADEUS CARDINALIS ROCHEFORT
From the Episcopatum Rochefort
Princeps-Archiepiscopus Albarosa
Holy Orenian Empire
 
@Piov
BENEDICT CARDINALIS JORENUS
From the Patriarchalis Jorenus
Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska

 

 @GoldWolfGaming
MANFRIED CARDINALIS PROVIDENTIA
From the Metropolitanate of Providentia
Holy Orenian Empire
 
@Julio ツ
PELAGIUS CARDINALIS ALBAROSA
From the Episcopatum Cordoba
Princeps-Archiepiscopus Albarosa
Holy Orenian Empire
 
THE CURIA
 
THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
Manfried Cardinalis Providentia @GoldWolfGaming
 
THE PONTIFICAL AUDITOR
Vicary Archiepiscopus Nescia @frill
 
THE PONTIFICAL SECRETARY
Equestor-Imperator Nicolas @Burnsider

 

THE PRELATE OF THE CLERGY
Alfred Patriarcha Jorenus @repl1ca
 
THE PRELATE OF THE SISTERHOOD
Mother Roxalana @Axelu
 
THE PONTIFICAL CHAMBERLAIN
Carlos Clericus Cordoba @Proddy
 
THE APOSTLE-GENERAL
Armand-Philippe Episcopus Tituli Metz  @LithiumSedai
 
THE PONTIFICAL LEGATE
Theophilos Komnenos-Akritias @dmitris

 

MONSIGNORS
Msgr. Ed Myre of Oren @Old Man Boiendl
Msgr. Adelric Barclay of Reinmar @MadOne
Msgr. Robert de Bourdon of Kaedrin @Tiresiam
Msgr. Antonius Mihailo Visconti @Zoprak_Visconti
Msgr. Fiske Vanir of Haense @Sander

 
CANONIST DIOCESES 

 

 

METROPOLITANATE OF PROVIDENTIA, THE HOLY SEE 
Encompassing the seat of the Fidei Defensor and the Holy See, shepherded by Manfried Cardinalis Providentia @GoldWolfGaming. The primary Diocese of the Faith.

 

PATRIARCHATE OF JORENUS
Encompassing the entirety of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska & the Kingdom of Norland, shepherded by Alfred Patriarcha Jorenus @repl1ca.

 

 

ARCHDIOCESE OF HENRIKEV, encompassing the entirety of the Capital City of Karosgrad, shepherded by Karl Otto Archiepiscopus Henrikev @Drew2_dude.

 

 

DIOCESE OF VALWYCK, encompassing the lands to the north, west and east of the Capital City of Karosgrad, shepherded by Otho Episcopus Valwyck @Drumoldth.

 

 

 

DIOCESE OF REINMAR, encompassing the land to direct south of the Capital City of Karosgrad, shepherded by Adelric Episcopus Reinmar @MadOne.

 

 

 

PRINCELY-ARCHDIOCESE  OF ALBAROSA, encompassing everything beyond the Capital City of Providence, that is within the Holy Orenian Empire, the Free Trade Nation of Sutica & Elven territories, shepherded by Pelagius Cardinalis Albarosa @Julio ツ.

 

 

ARCHDIOCESE OF NESCIA, encompassing the Free Trade Nation of Sutica & Elven Territories, shepherded by Vicary Archiepiscopus Nescia @frill.

 

DIOCESE OF CORDOBA, encompassing the Osanora region & other Hyspian settlements, shepherded by Francisco Episcopus Cordoba @Timer5011

 

DIOCESE OF GOTTSGRENZE, encompassing the Municipality of Esbec, shepherded by Guy Episcopus Gottsgrenze @Balthasar.

 

 

DIOCESE OF ROCHEFORT, encompassing the Municipality of Redenford, to be shepherded by Amadeus Episcopus Rochefort @Caranthir_.

 

TITULAR DIOCESE OF METZ, granted to the First Apostle-General of the Supreme Order of Exalted Owyn, Armande-Philippe Episcopus Tituli Metz @LithiumSedai.

 

 

 

“Though the Spring flower withers and the fruit of the tree falls to the ground, My Word lasts onto the eve of the world, and the fruit of virtue cannot rot.”
- Scroll of Virtue, 4:2.

 

 
 
GODANI JEST WIELKI
 
Sanctitas Pontifex Maximus
OWYN III
 
 

 

[!] A seal displaying Ex. Owyn & Ex. Sigismund 

seals this Golden Bull.

[Tiresiam 462]

Everard II nods-

 

 

 

Edited January 29, 2021 by Tiresiam

[Timer 1389]

 

[rep2k 2477]

Reading the Bull, the then Episcopus Alfred smiled warmly in his seat, before commenting on the outcome of the Bull itself with his cousin Adelric Episcopus Reinmar  "Astonishingly.. New challenges are ahead of me, but I hope that the expectations of His Eminence Cardinal Jorenus will be met. May God help me. "  Patriarch Alfred said, tapping Adelric on his shoulder with a genuine smile before heading towards the Basilica of St. Henrik.

Edited January 29, 2021 by repl1ca

[DahStalker 2839]

Beatrice Virosi wonders where her Uncle is with a frown.

[Tiresiam 462]

3 hours ago, DahStalker said:

Beatrice Virosi wonders where her Uncle is with a frown.

 

Robert de Bourdon smiles the suns smile

[Zanthuz 1835]

Sir Viktor Kortrevich smiles the sun's smile at his son, Archbishop Karl's accomplishments within the Holy Mother Church of Canon.

[thesmellypocket 1839]

"I shall spend my Heaven" prays Ven. Pius in the Skies, "doing good on earth."