Rotten Fruit | A Pontifical Decree

[Limonhearted 174]

 

 

Fructus Vini Corrumpitur.

Issued by the Holy See and the Pontiff’s Curia, for circulation across all ecclesiastical provinces

 

For any institution to endure—be it a company, a school, a vineyard, or a farm—it must abide by its principles, excel in its mission, and remain unwavering in its teachings. A school must impart wisdom that endures. A vineyard must press only the choicest grapes. A farm must separate the chaff from the wheat. In all things, there must be a standard. 

 

So too with the Holy Church. It has come to the attention of the Pontiff, the Collegium, and the Curia that not all who wear the robes of the clergy have borne good fruit. Some vines have soured. Some seeds, though sown with hope, have yielded bitter harvests. From such failings, poor doctrine flows and misguided works follow. This cannot stand.

 

The sacred duty of any priest is to wield Canon with a godly understanding, to rightly divide truth from heresy, and to preach the True Faith with conviction. Yet, we face a reckoning. Too many clergymen arrive ill-prepared: misinformed, poorly mentored, or dulled by apathy. Whether by negligence of their instructors, indifference of their congregations, or the creeping rot of complacency, the flame of holy instruction has dimmed in some quarters.

 

This must change. Effective immediately, all incoming acolytes, from every corner of the Church, shall undergo formation at the official seminary of the Holy See: Yeshivat Pri Hadar. Under the stewardship of the Rebbi, Archbishop of Lemonhill and servant to the Holy See, Francois-Etienne Claude De Dieu, the seminary will serve as the proving ground for the next generation of clergy.

 

No longer shall the road to priesthood be walked half-asleep. No more shall theses be penned in lethargy or formation seen as a box to check. This is not a bureaucratic step—it is a sacred rite.

We especially extend this call to the faithful who wish to serve—to those wandering souls from the Synod steps, those eager to labor in the vineyard of the Lord. You are welcome—but you will be tested.

 

The Church henceforth predicates its ministry on rigorous training. All acolytes will:

• Be grounded in the fundamental teachings of the True Faith
   
• Recite the sacred texts with clarity and reverence
   
• Engage with a reservoir of doctrine capable of dismantling falsehood
   
• Learn the history of the Church and carry forward her preserved light

 

Upon completion, each graduate must choose a Patron Saint to accompany their spiritual rebirth and deliver an oral report of their learning before their peers and mentors.
 

It matters not from where you hail—Lemonhill or beyond—no one may be ordained without completing this seminary.

 

“For without tradition, even divine ideas wither. And without diligence in spirit, no institution—especially not God’s—can endure.”

If the Church is to remain HIS vessel on earth, then we must begin with sanctified housekeeping. Let this be the first sweep of the broom.

 

Edited May 28, 2025 by Limonhearted
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"AMIN" cries a kohen of the Limontine confessino.

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The Reverend Father Ted Brae honks his clown nose after very loosely skimming the Decree.

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i love the irony of the heavily muslim-inspired faith with catholic structure/iconography being turned into exilic jewish larp

 

but i fw the aesthetic