EXCOMMUNICATION

[LordofCabbage 559]

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APOSTOLIC LETTER OF THE SEE AT LEMONSHIRE

 

 

PENNED BY THE HIGH PONTIFF BERNARD II

FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE TRADITION OF OWYN

FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF APOSTLE OF LUCIEN

 

 

High Priest of the Temple of the True Faith, Successor of Clement and Evaristus, High Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Servant of the Servants of Heaven, Servant of the Holy Flame, Apostle of Saint Lucien, Envoy of Aeldin, High Servant to the Prophet’s Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD does decree…

 

 

It saddens me to see you have fallen wholly into egomania. In one statement you are wholly correct, Hadrian. It is the duty of the Vicar to guide his flock. It is the duty of the Church and its shepherds to guide the flock when it has gone astray. As you have. You have committed crimes against VIRTUE and refuse to recant out of pride. You think, we have done this to brew civil war. But yet again you are clouded by your scheming nature and ego. I fully knew when the decree was published; that many would fall on to the worship of the tall-man. I knew quite well; that many would refuse to answer the call out of fear. Most, even. For it is not easy to do the difficult task of enforcing virtue and righteousness. Especially in times of war, when the unity of the polity is placed as the highest virtue by many. And the fruit of virtue wholly forgotten in favor of power-politic and demagogues. The mission of the Church and that of the priesthood is to enforce VIRTUE. No matter the consequence. You have committed crimes against the Way of Heaven and for this each man must repent. It matters not if he is the Emperor or a gutter rat from the sewers. Such is the duty of the High Pontiff; to chastise all men. No matter status. Even yourself. Against hope I had hoped and prayed you would see the error of your ways, but it is not to be. I knew very well you would not accept the penance, though I had hoped otherwise. And that indeed, upon doing so; you would lean on forth at the chance to enslave the Church once and for all to the secular. But the Temple will not be a slave to the secular as long as I live. Only to GOD. Mayhaps, I have doomed the Temple in what I have done. But better a priesthood that died in martyrdom for their conscience and the truth; than as the slave of the secular as was the case during the age of the Ruskans and many others. This indeed is what a priest must do. Not care for the consequences in this life, but follow the fruit of virtue. Not be fearful of threats but to say the truth and to live in accordance with the TRUTH. Seeing as you have refused to recant, and have decided to usurp the Authority of the Laurel; you are hereby EXCOMMUNICATED and declared ANATHEMA. He who does not follow the Way of Heaven does not bear the Mandate of Heaven. By the Authority of Our Laurel we relieve all men of oaths sworn to you; and bid them to overthrow you in favor of your lawful heir, or by some miracle convince you that you can be wrong and come forth to repent. But that would indeed be a miracle. For your idolatry of the worship of the tallest among you is strong. And despite the efforts of the physicians, your four humours have never been restored to balance. We are not particularly cowed by your threats, save them for lesser men. Death is not the end, only the beginning. All that lives must die or it never lived in the first place. And the blood of the martyrs is the foundation of the Church. If we die for doing our duty; then it is simply a blessed thing. Though I do not think my death is a certainty, although it may very well come sooner than later. Once more I bid men to do according to their conscience. Fight for the fruit of virtue, or not. Do as your conscience bids. Now while it may be politically savvy for me to say; go on forth; join with the Suticans, Dwarves and Orks and fight against Oran. I will not do so. For the war itself; is not condemnable. So to these would be lepers and degenerates of the south, do not bother contacting me. I will not host myself in exile among a den of lepers and egomaniacal magi. The Church must stand for virtue. Even if it stands alone. Even if it is against the whole world. It is an impossible fight, and martyrdom will come easily. But nothing good in life comes easy. Do according to your conscience and soul, that is what I bid most of all. I shall conclude this with a simple prayer as is often my habit; 

 

May the Creator protect us

And in turn we protect others

Let Him be our shield,

So that we may be His hammer,

ridding this world of darkness.

He who stands with me shall be my brother, 

Amen.

[Malins Welcome 1519]

"God is with us." The Bishop crosses himself. "The Pontiff lives."

[Werew0lf 24180]

The Emperor pushes one of the chess-pieces, staring at Argelion.

 

"You suck at this game, Hunt of Showdown. You take it so well," he commented.

 

"Oh, am I excommunicated? Okay."
 

@Lenny

[Borin 7645]

Abbot Anton does not recognise this declaration

[TheOnlyTub 550]

The Magister Artifai prays that he were born a storm, or a divine threat; a mighty explosion or even a terrible hurricane. A divine force of nature without a heart or pity, rather than a man who must suffer so.

[The Tough Guy 4319]

Sir Ghetsis Mareno twirls his mustache as he enters Hadrian's office.

 

"I can't believe this."

 

The Whitefish uttered.

[Xtessisold222 484]

"I CANT WAIT TO PLAY A GAME OF CATCH THE HALFMAN" the helane shout's from the middle of rittersberg

[Frank_Dog 808]

Annika Konstanze Baruch chuckled. "They act as though their excommunication matters... When only a small portion of the human population follows their ''True Faith". 

[Seva 624]

Holy Ser Mîrithiel prays quietly in her garden. What else could she do but serve GOD in solitude?

[KBR 2046]

Sir Lothar d'Amaury pondered, before his actions were those of GOD for Emperor Hadrian had HIS mandate. Who's actions did he take now? How could a Halfling even become a Pontiff? Many questions entered his mind.
He thought long and hard about them, but then remembered that Hadrian told him many times that Dragon Knight's shouldn't think too much, so he stopped. 

[Pureimp10 5691]

Duncan Baruch smoked another cigar after finishing his first, laughing out puffs of smoke as he did so.

[trinn 5128]

"Sir Owyn," Pointed Joan Mariana towards the horizon, "Are your eyes good enough to hunt a half-man?"

[Morphine 823]

"Hrm?"
Prince Siegfried squinted at the mention of Suticans, quite confused as to what this meant.

[Pegleg_Bob 1107]

"Miy father, the church has crossed the line. The Emperor should niet let this go, ea can't wait to see what he shall do." The Young Heir to Crestfall would state. @Zqppy

[__Stal27 2126]

"The Emperor is as Pagan as us now." Uttered the Norn-King as he spoke to the crypt of HAAKON.