Nectorist 12871 Popular Post Share Posted May 24 14th of Sun’s Smile, 655 A.A HIS HOLINESS, CAIUS II 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 ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ SECTION I - Opening Prayer SECTION II - Diocesan Restructuring SECTION III - Appointments to the College SECTION IV - Curial Appointments SECTION V - On the Removal of the Excommunication of Heinrik Sarkozic SECTION VI - On the Faiths of the Automatons SECTION VII - On Ecumenical Council SECTION VIII - On the Holy See SECTION IX - On the Compilation of a Register of Ordainment SECTION X - On the Lives of the Saints SECTION XI - Beatifications SECTION XII - Venerations SECTION XIII - Canonizations ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛ SECTION I - Opening Prayer Steward of our Souls, beneath your stave we present ourselves to You, humbled before the Awesome Power and Everflowing Grace which draws from Your being. As we gather beneath Your Cross, intent on bringing Virtue to the lands of the dark, we ask that You strengthen our blades and hearts with the former, so that Your Justice may be exacted upon those who shirk from it. Guide the many, even those unknowing, who raise their hands to exalt the image of Goodness which You have given to us so that we may revel in Your Majesty. Amen. SECTION II - Diocesan Restructuring It is through Our Apostolic Right, bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted that We thus appoint the following members of the priesthood to shepherd and be pastor of the Church’s Dioceses: THE DIOCESE OF ST THOMAS OF GAEKRIN, to be shepherded by His Eminence, Lothaire Cardinal Montcollier THE MAGISTRY OF ARTIFAI, to be shepherded by His Eminence, Iudas Cardinal Numenost THE DIOCESE OF OLTREMONT, to be shepherded by Her Eminence, Solene Cardinal Burgundia THE DIOCESE OF DU LOC, to be shepherded by His Eminence, Enrique Cardinal Du Loc THE DIOCESE OF MALINOR, to be shepherded by His Eminence, Nerium Cardinal Idunia THE DIOCESE OF HOLM, to be shepherded by His Eminence, Florian Cardinal Belcrest Additionally, each Bishop shall be permitted to appoint three Vicars, to aid in the oversight and leadership of the diocese. The Vicariates are as named: Vicariate of Virtue - To see to the conduct of the diocesan flock, ensuring their well-becoming conduct and rebuking those who willingly invite sin. Vicariate of Theology - To cultivate literacy within the diocese, sponsoring the publication of theses and other scholarly works, public sessions wherein questions regarding the Faith may be answered, and debate societies to promote higher thought in all matters. Vicariate of Peace - To assist in managing the relationship between the diocese and the secular authorities within it, typically by attending local courts, aiding the population in mundane tasks, and assisting in regional festivities. SECTION III - Appointments to the College It is through Our Apostolic Right, bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted that We proclaim the restoration of the College of Cardinals, to resume the responsibilities of electing a new High Priest upon the death or resignation of the incumbent. IUDAS CARDINAL NUMENOST Magistry of Artifai SOLENE CARDINAL BURGUNDIA Diocese of Oltremont ENRIQUE CARDINAL DU LOC Diocese of Du Loc NERIUM CARDINAL IDUNIA Magistry of Malinor LOTHAIRE CARDINAL MONTCOLLIER Diocese of St. Thomas of Gaekrin MARUS CARDINAL ST ARIANNE Diocese of Oltremont FLORIAN CARDINAL BELCREST Diocese of Holm SECTION IV - Curial Appointments It is through Our Apostolic Right, bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted that We make these affirmations, alterations and additions to the Curia. We decree the Curia to be constituted of the following offices: Vice-Chancellor, His Eminence, Lothaire Cardinal Montcollier - To serve as the first deputy of the High Priest, aiding them in the administration of the Church. Auditor of the Tribunal, His Eminence, Marus Cardinal St. Arianne - To serve as the first legal authority of the Church, arbitrating Holy Law and punishing those in violation of it. Pontifical Secretary, His Eminence, Florian Cardinal Belcrest - To serve as the first secretary of the High Priest, aiding them in the drafting of golden bulls, treaties, and other authoritative documents. Prelate of the Priesthood, His Eminence, Iudas Cardinal Numenost - To serve as the censor of all acolytes and newly-ordained priests, ensuring the righteousness of their conduct and the purposefulness of their mission. Ecclesiastical Butler, His Eminence, Nerium Cardinal Idunia - To serve as the personal assistant of the High Priest. Commandant of the Pontifical Guard, Holy Sir Corswain Royce - To serve as the commander of the armed forces of the Church. SECTION V - On the Removal of the Excommunication of Heinrik Sarkozic In the year 120 S.A, the Duke of Adria, Heinrik Sarkozic, was excommunicated by Pontian IV, on the grounds of servitude to the Dragonkin, consortium with Godfreyist heretics, and infidelity. When Heinrik Sarkozic, joined by his people, acting as instructed by the Office of the High Pontiff, submitted himself before the Auditor of the Tribunal, he was issued the ‘penance’ of death, also While We reserve no small respect for the efforts of Our forebear in his guidance of the Church, We recognize the mistaken decision to remove the Duke of Adria, though by no means a perfect soul, from the Church. The political environment, and the unique pressures it produced, influenced the guidance of many righteous members of the clergy, leading them to suggest the most drastic course of action. In review of the alleged sins of the Duke of Adria, and of the punishment which these sins were said to have warranted, it is evident that Pontian IV, himself a member of House Sarkozic, did not act without duress from the powers of then-Canondom, who uniformly acted to subvert the lawful processes of the Church to punish their adversary. In light of this reassessment of the context of the Duke of Adria’s excommunication, We have come to the following conclusions: I) The charge of servitude to the Dragonkin were exaggerated, as was common of the accusations during the period. II) The charge of consortium with Godfreyist heretics was true, but owing to the rapprochement of relations with the later Veletz, and the lack of similar charges levied against the King of Aaun for permitted their hosting within his lands, We find precedent for the acceptance of certain political arrangements with heretics by the Church during the period. III) The charge of infidelity was based on reasonable grounds and was likely true, albeit did not possess sufficient gravity alone to warrant excommunication. IV) There exists little precedent for the retroactive nullification of an excommunication by a later Pontiff. In light of these conclusions, We decide to exercise Our rightful and lawful powers to lift the excommunication of Heinrik Sarkozic, returning him and his memory to the Holy Mother Church, and recognizing that he resides with his family, friends, and people within the Seven Skies, beneath the foot of our all-loving Lord. SECTION VI - On the Faiths of the Automatons It has come to Our attention that there is a practice of the worship of automatons, wherein divinity is found in the steel-flesh of the product of the labors of the living. While these reports are yet to be confirmed in full, it is nonetheless disturbing, for the image of God imparted upon the natural being of this world cannot hope to be replicated by the hands of His subjects. It is why We are dismayed to learn of a cult that purportedly makes idols of their own craft, thus implying the ability of man to imbue divinity within machine. It is an aberration of any understanding of the Common Truth and a clear violation of even the most fundamental Virtues of the Faith. While We shall continue the investigation into this Faith, there is little truth that may emerge of it that will cause us to refrain from considering it an abominable form of idolatry, unfit to be practiced within the Kingdom of Virtue. SECTION VII - On Ecumenical Council While preparations for the crusade against the Black Church, and the course of the war itself that has now come, have delayed Us from fulfilling Our promise of an Ecumenical Council, after consultation with Fr. James Vursur, We have agreed to establish a tentative date for this council, which shall gather all of the ordained clergy of the True Faith. The event will occur in Alba on the first month of Sun’s Smile after the conclusion of the crusade. A drafted agenda has been written for the topics of discussion, which are presently: I) The Permeance of Excommunication After Death II) Pontifical Elections III) The Reorganization of Sainthood IV) The Definition and Limits of Pontifical Infalliability V) The Formal Adoption of Faithful Orphans SECTION VIII - On the Holy See While We now station Our residence in Alba, the need for a permanent location for the Holy See remains. At an undecided date after the aforementioned Ecumenical Council, We shall field offers for a place where the center of the Church may permanently reside. Any landholder of the Faith may submit their offer, which we shall formalize a method for in a later document. The Holy See, to be constructed by Enrique Cardinal Du Loc, shall serve as the permanent residence of the High Pontiff and the home of scholarly life in a manner guided by God. SECTION IX - On the Compilation of a Register of Ordainment Due to the poor records kept by the Church in the preceding years of Our Pontificate, We are left with a dearth of knowledge as to the recognized members of our clergy and monastic orders. After the publication of this document, We shall instruct the Prelate of the Priesthood to develop a new census, wherein we may count the number of clergy at the disposal of the Lord. In conjunction with this new census, We shall order the creation of a Register of Ordainment, a list of all known priests of the Faith throughout history. Due to the paucity of records, damaged during the multiple flights from the myriad of continents which the Church has called home, We anticipate this project, which shall assuredly go past Our life, to be incomplete at best. However, it is Our hope that this list shall serve as the authoritative ledger of the history of His Most Faithful Servants. SECTION X - On the Lives of the Saints Following the prior discussion of incomplete records, it is to Our awareness that several saints have been raised and recognized since the publication of the third volume of the Lives of the Saints, brilliantly authored by Pontian IV in the year 1907. In order to compile and recognize the achievements of the many saints since, and to assist in the compilation of the other blessed and venerable that have so too found their names etched within the Golden Bulls of the Church, We are authoring a successor volume, the fourth edition of the Lives of the Saints, to complete this missing history and equip the future Church with an updated list of saints. We expected this project to occupy the rest of Our life. SECTION XI - Beatifications It is through Our Apostolic Right, bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted that We affirm the following beatifications: BLESSED LEOPOLDINE VIMMARK-ROUSSARD BORN 1804 IST - REPOSED 1842 IST A humble wife and beloved member of the Imperial court, Leopoldine Vimmark-Roussard lived a pure and virtuous life in service of her country and family. Her kindness and charity won her the affection of many in the Empire, and she enjoyed the company of loyal friends and loving family. Unfortunately, her life came to a short and violent end when she publicly rebuked the sinful ways of her father, Vladislav, a practitioner of the necromantic arts, in the middle of San Luciano. The necromancer Vladislav, enraged, slew Leopoldine in the city square, though vengeance was later found by her daughter, Henrietta. SECTION XII - Venerations It is through Our Apostolic Right, bestowed unto Us through the Laurel derived from the Exalted that We affirm the following venerations: VENERABLE ARTORUS ELENDIL BORN 1299 IST - REPOSED 1401 IST A descendent of the lost Kings of Ildon, Artorus Elendil gathered what remained of his people after the destruction of their homeland. Due to his righteous and honorable character, he was made a lord during the reign of the Exalted Godfrey, eventually rising to become Duke of Westfall. In his time as the leader of the Adunians, he aided the Ex. Godfrey in spreading the word of God to his people and oversaw their reunion with the Church. VENERABLE JOHN PREUSSENS BORN 1703 IST - REPOSED 1838 IST One of the finest architects in the history of humanity, Prince John of Pruvia’s contributions to the Faith have left a material legacy on several continents, spanning many of the largest cities of humanity. Known for the beauty and resilience in his designs, the three grand cathedrals that bore his making- Cathedral of St. Raguel in Whitespire, the Basilica of the Fifty Virgins in New Reza, and the Cathedral of St. Alexander- survived multiple calamities, standing resolute as a bastion of the Faith’s highest form of material expression. VENERABLE JOSEFINA BARCLAY BORN 1965 IST - REPOSED 2042 IST After the death of her beloved husband in 1992, the young Josefina Barclay swore off remarriage and dedicated herself to the Lord. Serving in His Church, she was known for her virtue and charity in her home city of Kretzen. During the War of Crown and Crozier, she worked tirelessly to feed and house refugees and wounded soldiers from both sides of the war. Her lifelong efforts saw her elevated to become Bishop of Gelimar, a station that she used to advocate for an end to the violence of the period, primarily during the Drusco War and its related conflicts. When not leading charity efforts or distributing food to the poor, she occupied much of her time with beekeeping, often using the honey she made to raise revenues for the Church. VENERABLE ELIZABETH NOVELLEN BORN 1755 IST - REPOSED 1831 IST One of the foremost stateswomen in Imperial history, Princess Elizabeth, Countess of Rosemoor, was a famed writer, activist, and courtier. The dutiful daughter of Empress Anne and Emperor Joseph II, she served with diligence in the Imperial State Army and as Governess of the Imperial Court, which she revitalized with her efforts. Most notably, she was the visionary behind the Rosemoor Movement, an effort to fulfill the equality of Man and Woman, as outlined in the Holy Scrolls. Although betrayal by her brother forestalled the legal equality of women, the dream that she birthed did not die with her. SECTION XIII - Canonizations By vote of Our Curia, We have seen it appropriate to raise two members of our dead and beloved. SAINT GASPARD OF BLACKVALE Patron Saint of Landsknechts, Tournaments, and Untimely Deaths Miracles: I) In the aftermath of the Siege of Southbridge, while on a hunt in the mountains of the Lower Oltremont, Gaspard van Aert and his party encountered a den of dancing bears. The bears, though creatures of violence, ignored the presence of Sir Gaspard and his men and continued their swaying. When he reached the hearth of the den, he fainted and was pulled into a dark stupor for ten minutes. In his dreams, he was visited by the apparition of St. Andrik Vydra, who exhorted him to pick up his sword in defense of Canondom and drive out the worshippers of Yemekar from the Lower Petra. II) As he died in his tent at the beginning of the Siege of Haverlock, a bright, white light burst through the torn fabric of his canopy, illuminating his breastplate. Awed by the sign, his junior officers rallied their spirits and aided the Emperor in retaking the city, liberating the Lower Petra from the pagan horde. SAINT KING URIEL OF NUMENDIL Patron Saint of Quests, Templars, and the Adunian People Miracles: I) The restoration of the Adunian Crown is a feat worthy of being called a mortal miracle. Outside of any royal heritage or help Uther established Barrowton which became the then Kingdom of Barrowton after Uther was crowned Tar-Uriel by High Pontiff Pontian IV. The crowning would seal the new monarch’s title of King and Protector of the Adunians, uniting the Adunic tribes under one banner for the first time in nearly five centuries. This peace was short lived, for soon after the Mori’Quessir besieged and assaulted many realms on Almaris and forced the Adunians from the continent. Coming then to Aevos, Tar-Uriel traveled to the peak of the White Mountain, Alkayaban, where he swore new oaths to his people and took for himself the name Tar-Númenatâr. Tar-Númenatâr then founded his new domain on the western edge of the river Forindun, which he named Númendil. And it was then that those who once were known as the Harren’hil took on the name Númenedain. Numenost the Fair would again become a bastion for chivalry, and continued to grow after the abdication of Tar-Númenatâr into a Holy and Prosperous Kingdom. II) During Saint Lucien’s War the Druscans captured a group of soldiers from Numendil. It was the darkest part of the night, and truly closer to sunrise than sunset. A bleary group of soldiers, including His Holiness Carandir, the Duke Viago Vourkehardt, and the Duke’s son, the Sword of Owyn, Ser Emmerich Vourkehardt. Carandir, leading the prayer, invoked the spiritual and wartime guidance of his grandfather Uther. After the prayer each of the soldiers gathered were invigorated with renewed strength, finding within themselves the spirit and power to defeat the Druscan forces within their own fort and take back the captured soldiers. III) During the tri-confession of the Templar of Idunia, Ser Castamir Mithernion, Dame Elwine Vourkehardt, and Ser Emmerich Vourkehardt, the spirit of Uther manifested to tell the congregation of a new “Macecatcher” upon the shores of Azuras and compelled them to seek out this powerful soul. THE HOLY MOTHER CHURCH OF THE TRUE FAITH Under GOD maintained by His Holiness Caius II THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS IUDAS CARDINAL NUMENOST Magistry of Artifai ENRIQUE CARDINAL DU LOC Diocese of Du Loc NERIUM CARDINAL IDUNIA Magistry of Malinor LOTHAIRE CARDINAL MONTCOLLIER Diocese of St. Thomas of Gaekrin MARUS CARDINAL ST ARIANNE Diocese of Oltremont SOLENE CARDINAL BURGUNDIA Diocese of Oltremont FLORIAN CARDINAL BELCREST Diocese of Holm THE CURIA LOTHAIRE CARDINAL MONTCOLLIER Vice-Chancellor of the Church of the True Faith MARUS CARDINAL ST ARIANNE Auditor of the Tribunal of the Church of the True Faith FLORIAN CARDINAL BELCREST Pontifical Secretary of the Church of the True Faith IUDAS CARDINAL NUMENOST Prelate of the Priesthood of the Church of the True Faith NERIUM CARDINAL IDUNIA Ecclesiastical Butler of the Church of the True Faith HOLY SIR CORSWAIN Commandant of the Pontifical Guard of the Church of the True Faith DIOCESES OF THE TRUE FAITH DIOCESE OF ST THOMAS OF GAEKRIN Encompassing the Imperial Crownlands, including Rittersburg, Alba, and Avistra. MAGISTRY OF ARTIFAI Encompassing the entirety of Idunia and its sworn vassals. DIOCESE OF HOLM Encompassing the lands of Myrine, Blackvale, Rethel, and Lorraine. DIOCESE OF OLTREMONT Encompassing the western Imperial Heartlands, including the lands of Cascanova, Reinmar, Kvasz, and Valwyck. DIOCESE OF DU LOC Encompassing the whole of Kurai-Kuni. MAGISTRY OF MALINOR Encompassing all lands outside of both the Faithful Humanity and Kurai-Kuni. 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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