outcook 724 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2023 THE BLOOD OF THE GOAT After the raid on the Goatsden for the attempted regicide of Prince Frederick II of Sedan… …The Canonist Princes of the realm demand reform from the Holy Mother Canonist Church. To His Holiness Pontian IV, Earlier this year, high ranking members of your clergy, your Inquisition, and members of Aaun infiltrated the Goatsden of Sedan in an attempt to assassinate Prince Frederick II of Sedan. Haeseni and Petran forces under the command of Prince Marius Audemar of Haense rallied to the scene in aid of His Serene Highness. The Church’s forces under the command of Viktor Cardinal Nescia barricaded his palace from outsiders and forced their entry through the destruction of windows and doors. These armed men cornered the Prince and left him with no escape, conducting an unlawful investigation of his palace and interrogation of Frederick II under false suspicion he was working alongside darkspawn, specifically the dragonmen commonly referred to as Azdrazi. He was freed only after foreign intervention by Sedanian allies. This attack, perpetuated under the authority of the grasping Viktor Cardinal Nescia, demonstrates the flagrant disregard of certain mischievous prelates for the sovereignty of the realms of Canonist princes. Though we love our Mother Church, that great institution which has guided humanity as a beacon through troubled times, these violations are thoroughly unacceptable to us. They are compounded by decades of diocesan mismanagement, by which foreign bishops are investitured to preside over flocks of worshippers they have never visited or met, administering ecclesiastical provinces like absentee landlords from far-off seats. These Canonist communities remain wholly unserved by their bishops, most of whom remain embedded, in luxury, within the courts of monarchs alien to them. In order to preserve the integrity of the world-wide Canonist brotherhood, there must be recourse for these errors. We implore Your Holiness to remedy them, for the greater good of our shared faith. Hence, we demand forthwith: I. The redrawing and redistribution of all dioceses and archdioceses so that they explicitly correspond to the boundaries of the lands of the independent Canonist princes, with each Canonist realm ultimately formalizing at least one diocese with its diocesan boundaries exclusively in that realm, with no Canonist realm being incorporated within any diocese where the diocesan seat remains outside of its borders. II. The creation of the Archdiocese of the Petra, to only encompass the lands of the Commonwealth of the Petra. Furthermore, the creation of the Archdiocese of Sedan, to only encompass the lands of the Principality of Sedan. III. The introduction of Secular Investiture, whereby Canonist Princes may invest the Primate Bishop or Archbishop within their Realms from amongst the ordained priesthood. a. Secular investiture shall function in such a way that the Primate Bishop or Archbishop shall be appointed by the Canonist prince, and that all Bishops below them are appointed by themselves, either by their choice or nomination from the central Church. IV. The introduction of a regulation requiring the Inquisition to seek permission from Canonist princes when deploying coercive power within their lands, without which they are forbidden from the use of force or the carriage of arrests. V. The immediate resignation of Viktor Cardinal Nescia, the orchestrator of these events, from both the office of cardinal and the post of Vice Chancellor of the Church of the Canon. In the event that these conditions are not met, or that one of the members of the pact are punished exclusively, the members of this pact will see these actions taken against the individual as a whole and respond appropriately. SIGNED,HIS SERENE HIGHNESS, Frederick II of House de Joannes, By the Grace of God, Sovereign Prince of Sedan, Count of Joannesport, Louisville, Haverlock and Döbern, Viscount of Fauconberg, Baron of Avoria and Pyrmont, Protector and Lord of the Valley of Goats and the HaikaprierHER GRACE, Renilde I, By the Grace of GOD, Archduchess of the Petra, Countess of Temesch and Moere HIS GRACE, Constanz-Anton, Archduke of the Petra, Prince of Balian Damar lifsti va Edlerviki, HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, Georg, by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Hochmeister of the Order of the Crow, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Siegrad, Werdenburg, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Buck, Thurant and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Protector and Lord of the Highlanders, etcetera. 66 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemVendor 693 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Loran von Draco gasps at the sudden change of events! "Finally they spoke up!" The man cheered before returning back to reading more books about AZDRAZI AND DRAGONS. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
subatomic 1095 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Ser Lucien Ashford de Rouen would read over the missive. He then smiled the sun's smile and looked over towards the two Novellen; handing them the paper for them to read over. @Radzig@Calvin_ 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilly 3647 Share Posted January 20, 2023 "It had to be done," Renilde murmured in disdain at the end of the long meeting, happy to attend a lighthearted picnic following the tense get-together. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radzig 546 Share Posted January 20, 2023 William grasped the missive, speaking to the de Rouen. "I'll summon the retainers." He spoke, simply. @subatomic 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogged 2128 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Prince Joseph is proud of his son! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddywilson2 2116 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Constanz nods as he looks over the missive. "It is time to hold these ruffians accountable. They have no place in the clergy." 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enlightenment 1457 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Sigismond Varoche cackled, "You ******* heretics, YOU WILL BURN IN HELL!" the Roach violently shook his head, "You would demand secular investure? You demand the defrauding of the church from true righteous holymen? Shame on you, this is beyond evil." 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerclown 3911 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Valyris sipped upon her tea as the drama unfolded to the east! Her interest was piqued for what her allies had planned... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaoticRoller 591 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Aldotte supports the missive, smiling as he reads it over 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chorale__ 1691 Share Posted January 20, 2023 The Marshal of the Commonwealth of the Petra, Sir Laurens Henri Halcourt, smirks intently at the missive whilst greeting Sergeant Rarr (@ChaoticRoller) tending to the cows. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabanana1014 1631 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Evangeline Daphne grinned as she looked over to her husband, "Glory to the Commonwealth, glory to our allies." 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borin 5245 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2023 "So... a Canonist Prince is implicated with Azdrazi... and the first thought is 'oh no! How dare the Canonist Church oppress this Canonist Prince who has abandoned the faith!" Cardinal Viktor sighs "May GOD forgive them." 60 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crevel 4727 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Acolyte Petyr frowns at the missive, "They really have ve gall to demand such horrible demands upon ve Church. Shame on them!" 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asutto 1947 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2023 "So Haense can find time to place Sanctions on the Church but can't find time to settle its own vassal disputes. Laughable." Spoke that of the infamous Ser Trent Triceps. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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