OCTAVUS AUREA BULLA APOSTOLICUS

[cadazio 2105]

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High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Archbishop of Visigia, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD does decree…

 

 

 

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SECTION I - Opening Prayer

SECTION II - Diocesan Restructuring

SECTION III - Episcopal Appointments

SECTION IV - Consistory of the Collegiate

SECTION V - Curial Appointments

SECTION VI - Beatifications

SECTION VII - Causes for Canonization

SECTION VIII - Epistle to the Heartlands

SECTION IX - Epistle to the van Aerts

SECTION X - Marital Dissolution

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SECTION I 

OPENING PRAYER

 

Heavenly Lord our GOD, in Thy mercy we prosper, and in Thy peace we thrive. Though the shadow of iniquity covers the path to Paradise, the bright Light of Thy Virtue illuminates us in eternal faith and reverence. Holy art Thou King of Kings, bringer of Holiness, where in Thy service We become wholler of Spirit, worthy of Thy Skies.

 

Amen.

 

 

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SECTION II

DIOCESAN RESTRUCTURING 

 

It is through the Apostolic Right bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that our Pontifical Office reforms the following episcopal sees for the betterment of efficiency and management by their incumbent bishops.

ARCHDIOCESE OF ARTORUS
=> ARCHDIOCESE OF IDUNIA

At the Request of Archbishop Callahan Cardinal Idunia.

 

 

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SECTION III

EPISCOPAL APPOINTMENTS

 

It is through the Apostolic Right bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that our Pontifical Office elevates and consecrates the following members of the Order of the Ordained Presbyterium into the Order of the Episcopate; 

 

DIOCESE OF ANDRIKEV

. . . to be shepherded by His Grace, Mattia Cardinal Andrikev,

Pro Tempore, the Holy See shall accept applications for the Andrikev Episcopate.

 

DIOCESE OF CASICA 

. . . to be shepherded by Her Grace, Rebecca Bishop Casica, SSJP.

 

 

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SECTION IV

CONSISTORY OF THE COLLEGIATE, as of 1987

 

It is through the Apostolic Right bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that our Pontifical Office affirms the following continued appointments to the College of Cardinals. We decree it to be thus;

 

T.M.R., His Eminence, CALLAHAN CARDINAL IDUNIA,

 

T.M.R., His Eminence, IVAN CARDINAL LOTHARIA,

 

T.M.R., His Eminence, VILLORIK CARDINAL JORENUS,

 

T.R.R., His Eminence, JEAN CARDINAL SAINT GODWIN,

 

T.R.R., His Eminence, MATTIA CARDINAL ANDRIKEV,

 

 . . . and for her service in the College of Cardinals . . .

 

We deem MOTHER RHOSYN, SSJP, former Cardinal-Bishop of Casica, a Friar of the Church of the Canon; in recognition of her long tenure and exemplary service to the Pontifical Curia, and the Mother Church.

 

 

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SECTION V

CURIAL APPOINTMENTS

 

It is through the Apostolic Right bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that our Pontifical Office affirms the continued appointments to the Pontifical Curia. We decree it to be thus;

 

Cardinal-Chancellor of the Pontifical Curia, His Eminence, Mattia Cardinal Andrikev,

 

Cardinal-Palatine of the Pontifical State, His Eminence, Jean Cardinal Saint Godwin, 

 

Cardinal-Secretary to the High Pontiff, His Eminence, Ivan Cardinal Lotharia,

 

Auditor of the Supreme Pontifical Tribunal, His Eminence, Callahan Cardinal Idunia,

 

Prefect for the Priesthood, His Grace, James Bishop Rhosmark,

 

Prefect for the Laity, The Reverend Brother Franz,

 

Pontifical Commandant, His Eminence, Villorik Cardinal Jorenus.

 

 

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SECTION VI

BEATIFICATIONS

 

It is through the Apostolic Right bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that this Holy Church recognizes the following persons as most blessed of Virtue and apt for veneration;

 

THE MARTYRS OF THE HEXICANUM

Blessed High Pontiff Caius I

&

Blessed Rhys var Ruthern

 

The High Pontiff Caius I and the Cardinal Rhys of Andrikev by Pontifical instruction, for their sacrifice in the battle for the Hexicanum, and their outstanding piety in life. In the case of the Bl. Caius, and due to the miracles performed in his life, he is to immediately commence a cause for canonization.

 

 

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SECTION VII

CAUSES FOR CANONIZATION

 

It is through the Apostolic Right bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that the Pontifical Curia on the High Pontiff’s behest commences the appropriate processes for consideration of the presented hagiographies of beatified persons. 

 

Blessed High Pontiff Caius I

Per Pontifical Request

 

Blessed Gerard Whitewood-Ouvrier

Per Positio, as Submitted by Grandmaster Lug MacSkaul

 

Blessed Amaya of Venzia 

Per Positio, as Submitted by Patriarch Villorik Cardinal Jorenus

 

The Pontifical Curia shall be afforded a period of two saint’s weeks (four saint’s weeks, with extension) to investigate, congregate, and vote on the matters pertinent to the validity of the presented testimonies.

 

 

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SECTION VIII

EPISTLE TO THE HEARTLANDS

 

O’ sons and daughters of the Heartlands, which I have known since my very youth, and loved to this day. I tended to the flock East and West of the Langkette since the reign of the young King Edmund, in peace shall he rest. I tended for them still under John the First, the Pious, and Catherine the First, in the Confederacy, my soul rekindled by the cooperation of my peoples.

 

Now my heart aches at the tensions that fracture my kin, the future of their livelihoods hanged by a thread of divine Providence, guiding us still toward the promise of Paradise. As per my Pontifical Office, I beckon the flock thus, and decree the following;

 

I. The Holy Mother Church, in Her eternal mission for peace, requests direct mediated dialogue between His Majesty, King Charles the Second, and Her Majesty, Queen Adalia the First, and Adrian of Valfleur. The Church shall hold this dialogue in the confines of the Pontifical Residence, wherein the invitees only the officially standing councils and advisors of Aaun and the Petra - as well as Adrian himself - are allowed attendance.
 

II. The Order of Saint Jude, the Order of the White Comet and the Frei Walden Kompanie shall guard, and continue to guard, the canonist faithful, the clergy, and the temples of the Confederation. As well, they shall be the security detail for the Monarchs and the Pontiff during the aforementioned meeting.
 

III. The levies of the Heartlands - be it Petran, Aaunic, Dragoons of Marna, Petran Revolutionaries, or any association of similar militant nature, are asked to ceasefire in the midst of this dialogue, and shan’t be allowed in the vicinity of the Apostolic City unless expressly permitted by Pontifical decree.

 

IV. No foreign canonist realm, mercenary, volunteer, or peacekeeping organization - unless acting under express Pontifical permission - shall be allowed to interfere in the conflict in any military capacity. If any Canonist Prince aside from the monarchs of the Heartlander Confederation infrict on this decree, SPIRITUAL EXCOMMUNICATION shall be incurred FERENDAE SENTENTIAE through Pontifical decree.

 

V. Notwithstanding such, if any mercenary organization interferes on behalf of either faction, then the embargo on foreign intervention from the Canonist Princes shall be lifted, permitting operations. They shall still have to request Pontifical permission, though the requirements shall be laxer and straightforward.

 

The Pontifical Curia shall be communicating with the mentioned parties to organize an official meeting at earliest convenience. 

 

 

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SECTION IX

EPISTLE TO THE VAN AERTS

 

O’ Tiberias van Aert, and your ilk, heed my words, and know they are true. As per ‘To Veletz’ by the Office of the Auditor, under Stanislaw Cardinal Westerwald, members of the van Aert family not expressly mentioned in this document HAVE NOT incurred SPIRITUAL EXCOMMUNICATION, and thus still in Holy Communion with the Mother Church.

 

. . . however . . .

 

As outlined above, the Blackvale Vrijkorps - as all other Canonist Realms and militant organizations, being foreign to the Heartlands - are subject to our decree also, and thus must follow the Mother Church’s request of non-intervention, and failure to comply shall subject your organization and those who attempt to employ or recruit your corps with penalties. 

 

We heed your interest in peacekeeping, but any operations of the sort are on hold until We can properly host the mediated meeting, and being performed by a realm in the Church’s trust, one the Blackvale Vrijkorps have not had the opportunity to earn yet.

 

 

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SECTION X 

MARITAL DISSOLUTION

 

It has been made known to Our Holy See that the matrimonial union between Tatiyana vas Ruthern and Lorcàn O’Rouke has found irreconcilable differences, it is the duty of Our Church Supreme to uphold the continued sanctity and well-being of healthy marriage.

 

It is thus that We, by the powers vested in Our most sacred office by the Laurel derived from the Exalted, that we do hereby DISSOLVE the marital bond of Tatiyana and Lorcàn’s union, tearing their souls from the other on the Path to Eternal Virtue. 

 

Children produced by this union shall be considered legitimate, and to be cared for by the mother, and each party shall have to seek the personal consent of the High Pontiff should they decide to remarry. This decision is not taken unadvisedly or wantonly, but with due consideration to the continued spiritual welfare of the parties involved.

 

 

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THE HOLY MOTHER CHURCH OF THE CANON

Under GOD Maintained by His Holiness Deunoro I

 

 

The Most Sacred Electors of

THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
As Per the Most Recent Consistory… 

 

The Most Reverend, His Eminence,
CALLAHAN CARDINAL IDUNIA
… of the Archdiocese of Idunia,

 

The Most Reverend, His Eminence,
IVAN CARDINAL LOTHARIA
… of the Archdiocese of Lotharia,

 

The Most Reverend, His Eminence,

VILLORIK CARDINAL JORENUS
… of the Patriarchate of Jorenus,

 

The Right Reverend, His Eminence,
JEAN CARDINAL SAINT GODWIN
… of the Diocese of Saint Godwin,

 

The Right Reverend, His Eminence,
MATTIA CARDINAL ANDRIKEV
… of the Diocese of Andrikev,

 

The Secretariats and Dicasteries of

THE PONTIFICAL CURIA
As Per the Most Recent Appointments… 

 

Secretariat of the Pontifical Curia,

Under the purview of the Cardinal-Chancellor of the Pontifical Curia, Mattia Cardinal Andrikev,

 

Secretariat of the Pontifical State, 

Under the purview of the Cardinal-Palatine of the Pontifical State, Jean Cardinal Saint Godwin, 

 

Secretariat of the Pontifical Affairs,

Under the purview of the Cardinal-Secretary to the High Pontiff, Ivan Cardinal Lotharia,

 

Supreme Pontifical Tribunal,

Under the purview of the Auditor of the Supreme Pontifical Tribunal, Callahan Cardinal Idunia,

 

Dicastery for the Priesthood,

Under the purview of the Prefect for the Priesthood, James Bishop Rhosmark,

 

Dicastery for the Laity,

Under the purview of the Prefect for the Laity, Brother Franz,

 

Commandant of the Pontifical Guard,

Under the purview of the Pontifical Commandant, Villorik Cardinal Jorenus,

 

The Episcopal Sees of…

THE CANONIST DIOCESES

 

THE HOLY SEE
Encompassing the entirety of the Apostolic City State, to be shepherded by High Pontiff Deunoro I,

PPATRIARCHATE OF JORENUS

Encompassing the entirety of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska and surrounding territories, to be shepherded by Patriarch Villorik Cardinal Jorenus,

 

DIOCESE OF ANDRIKEV, encompassing all the lands east of the river Lahy, including the Sovereign State of Hyspia, to be shepherded by Bishop Mattia Cardinal Andrikev, pro tempore,

 

DIOCESE OF WESTERWALD, encompassing all the lands west of the river Lahy, to be shepherded by Amleth Bishop Westerwald,

 

ARCHDIOCESE OF ALBAROSA

Encompassing the eastern region of Aevos, including the lands of the United Kingdom of Aaun, the Commonwealth of Petra, and the surrounding territories, in temporary Sede Vacante,

DIOCESE OF ST. GODWIN, encompassing the entirety of the United Kingdom of Aaun as well as surrounding parishes not incorporated in other dioceses, to be shepherded by Bishop Jean Cardinal St. Godwin,

DIOCESE OF CASICA, encompassing the entirety of the Commonwealth of Petra, to be shepherded by Rebecca Bishop Casica,

 

ARCHDIOCESE OF IDUNIA

Encompassing the central region of Aevos, including the lands of the Kingdom of Númendil, the Midlands, and surrounding territories, to be shepherded by Archbishop Callahan Cardinal Idunia,

 

DIOCESE OF AQUILA, encompassing the entirety of the Kingdom of Númendil, to be shepherded by Galadain Bishop Aquila,
 

DIOCESE OF ST. ARPAD, encompassing the entirety of the Midlands, to be shepherded by Alexios Bishop St. Arpad,

 

ARCHDIOCESE OF LOTHARIA

Encompassing the south-western region of Aevos, including the lands of the Kingdom of Balian and surrounding territories, to be shepherded by Archbishop Ivan Cardinal Lotharia,

 

DIOCESE OF TYRIA, encompassing the entirety of the Kingdom of Balian, to be shepherded by Belisarios Bishop Tyria,

 

IMMEDIATELY SUBJECT TO THE HOLY SEE

DIOCESE OF GELIMAR, encompassing the entirety of the Principality of Reinmar as well as surrounding parishes not incorporated in other dioceses, to be shepherded by Matthias Bishop Gelimar,

 

DIOCESE OF RHOSMARK, encompassing the entirety of the Duchy of Ravenmire, the Drowned Strand as well as the surrounding parishes not incorporated in other Dioceses, to be shepherded by James Bishop Rhosmark.

 

[AstriaS 4988]

1 minute ago, cadazio said:

ARCHDIOCESE OF IDUNIA

Tar-Caraneth Aryantë smiled Harrenite-ly at this joyous news.

[MrMojoMordor 2413]

Disappointedly - a RiverGuard puts away his 'potion' vest for now.

[Mady 3771]

 

Atop the Barrowmount in the Northern reaches of the continent, a blizzard roared through the halls of Morteskvan. Amidst the snow and ice, a courier persisted - bringing the Golden Bull into the hands of a Vidausi handmaiden who ushered the man inside for respite from the cold and deadly conditions of the outside. 

Sat within a child's playroom upon a heap of pillows and blankets, Tatiyana vas Ruthern would accept the missive in her hand, the other holding that of a wooden Knight figurine. A saddened smile of grief and hope fell upon the Duchess's features, countered by the sting of heartbreak within her chest. "Blessed Rhys. . .he will guide us in the light." She uttered out, setting down the parchment and ruffling the hair of a young boy playing idly with his toy set, oblivious to cruelty of the whipping winds of the North. 

[ratlordmagic 1484]

“Surprise surprise, the Aaunic Pontiff threatens excommunication for anyone who helps Petra in their struggle against Aaunic Oppression.” Grumbles loyal Petran Patriot Sir Karol Walewski.

[PCSwift 1422]

Asbjorn Carthaig relaxes in the tavern of Enswerp, enjoying a glass of wine. The decree is placed before him, prompting a dramatic sigh from the weathered ranger. He picks it up and skims through it, until he reads the title of 'Idunia'. He reads it again, and again, hoping it will be different.

But reality sets in. 

"May my ancestors guide me to quick revenge".

[JesterMilk 247]

"Gee wilikers!" the Grandmaster would say reading over the bull

[framalam 837]

Always a man of the faith, and always  a man loyal to his vows to the Pontifex, some hedge knight, cooped up somewhere, reads gloomily on about the disunity of Man.

 

Ushering in his metavoice to the ears of all clergymen, Lukas continues on his holily ordained dragon hajj.

 

”JUST REACH OUT AND TAKE IT!” he begs, DESPERATE FOR RELIGIOUS DEBATE!

[tadabug2000 4918]

A young girl of pious nature devotedly read the Golden Bull. All the while, anything she didn't understand, she asked of her Governess. The woman was surely losing her mind!