ReveredOwl

Basil pauses his work on the sister thesis to his first in order to pen a response to Caedric, he expects to publish it in the next day or two.

Above is an artist's depiction of a damaged and crumbling bridge, impassible to all travelers who would seek to cross the river here. -----------------------------------------------------------------✠✠✠----------------------------------------------------------------- On the Omniscience of God 12th of Msitza and Dargund, 355 ES 12th of Harren’s Folley, 6 SA Karosgrad For centuries we have taught that all actions are seen by God, all actions, misgivings, foul deeds and even sin, he sees it all. There is no secret that one can ever keep from the Lord for he knows it before you even know it yourself. The mystery of God knows no bounds and I believe there are still things to discover in this earthly plain, yet, the all-knowing nature of the Lord is no mystery. The Lord, with his infinite power, is omniscient, this means that the Lord sees all. God knows all things that can be known, if knows when the sun will stop rising, he knows when you will die and he even knows when you try to sin in secret. No manner of mortal trickery or deception can fool the Lord and it is foolish to try. You might wonder, if God can see that I am about to commit sin why does he not intervene and stop me? Well my friends, the answer to that question is a simple one, the Lord gave us free reign upon this mortal plain, we are free to act as we wish. One mustn’t confuse free will with blindness and disobedience to the holy scrolls though, that is where some are confused. Along the path to salvation there are many hurdles and barriers that might block us, it is through our grit and determination to achieve salvation that we do not let these barriers block us. The Lord does not intervene before you commit sin for it is your role as devout followers to resist the temptation that Saul was unable to do.1 The Lord does, in special circumstances, intervene in the mortal affairs of his realm, I will elaborate further upon this in a future thesis, however to stop you personally from sinning is not one of these special circumstances. There is an easy way to picture this, friends, close your eyes and imagine you and your friends are traveling along the road towards the city where your families live, it is a long trek but you must make it there in time to celebrate Krugsmas. But alas, you are stopped half way because the harsh winter weather conditions have caused a wooden bridge to collapse! One friend wants to wait for the nation's patrol to come along and assist you, but the weather is harsh. Another friend suggests turning back and returning home, not reuniting with your family for Krugmas, very sad. You know however that there is a bridge further down the river or perhaps there is a rowing boat along the embankment. Do you give up, stay put or do you persevere and start making your way towards the other bridge so you can make it to your family? Your friends are not so keen on the idea and simply wish to return home, but you know there is a bridge further down the river, do you let them leave or do you urge them to continue? Do you stay put and wait for others to fix the problem facing you or do you persevere? This, my children, is the very nature of sin and why the Lord sees all but does not intervene to prevent you, directly, from sinning. You must have strong faith in the Lord and persevere for however arduous and treacherous your journey may become, the Lord is watching, do not let him turn away in shame. Written by Brother Basil Moroul

"A just verdict, I ought to start a law firm." Said Hubert.

"They are speaking off the punishment they are going to receive and the justification behind it almost as if the outcome of this trial is already determined. In order for this trial to be fair then the judge should be independent from the church hierarchy. The very fact you refer to them as schismatics before finding them guilty speaks that a trial is just a formality." remarked Hubert as he read the summons, in his home.

"Why hasn't he addressed many his foul deeds, written by the niece of the former Pontiff, and only address small parts. I do believe that after the grave insult to the royal family, Haense does not want the Holy See to be relocated to Karosgrad, we do not want to be ordered about by his papal guard, who currently have no authority in Haense other than to act as bodyguards. Though it is saddening to see that he is prepared to burn people at the stake without a trial. He claims to be fixing his past mistakes and making amends with Haense but it seems that is a lie and simply a ruse to sneak his papal seat to a place where it isn't wanted. His true opinions is clear wherein he named his donkey after his most beloved Queen. I for one can not forgive him for this grave insult to the royal family as he still refuses to even address it, I am sure even the imperial in Providence are outraged by the insult to their deceased Empress, Anne." said Hubert Porcher as he read the response in his home before tossing the parchment into the fire.

"It has, but canon law states that in order for a man to be elected Pontiff, he must have been unmarried, Laurence has been married and has fathered children which would logically make him ineligible." replied Hubert to Ademar.

"Are we supposed to pretend that canon law doesn't exist now or something... if we were following it then surely Laurence would be ineligible to be voted as Pontiff as he was married. Though, I thought Bram was Archbishop, would it not be right to let him publish a comment instead of forcing his hand?" asked Hubert.

"For a man who quotes the canon law so eagerly he seems to be forgetting that Laurence was ineligible to be voted for as Pontiff. The college of cardinals may only vote on a man who is unmarried, ie this means no sexual activity has taken place and he has no children, however Laurence has been married and has had children therefore to vote for him would be a breach of canon law. Though it is saddening to see that the Barclays and even a knight sworn to the King and Queen can so easily overlook such a grave insult to their own queen, is this the state our nobility have become?" asked Hubert.

"It is strange, we are told to follow canon law but canon law would logically state that he is invalid. I read in the recent publication by the former Pontiff that the college of cardinals may only elect a man who is unmarried but the pontiff has been married, what are we to do, Monsignor?" Hubert asked Fiske.

"Last I checked, the Queen is not a donkey. You should watch yourself insulting our Queen in the middle of our city in such a way." replied Hubert.

"An insult to our Queen can not so easily be brushed aside." Remarked Hubert.

"Saddening to see that Alfred has unjustly and silently been stripped of all of his positions he previously held, despite all his hard work in his diocese, I guess such is the punishment for running for Pontiff against him. Worrying are the times ahead, can't recall a time where the Pontiff hated an entire nation and was also hated by the nation he resides within. I pray the public receive an explanation for his sudden disappearance from our diocese, but alas the men without scruples are rarely able to justify their decisions without providing their bias and seething hatred." remarked Hubert as he read the papal bull in his home, worried for the conflict that lies ahead between the Church and the kingdoms of men.

"A man who hates Haense and is hated by Oren, Lord guide us through these troubling times." Remarked Hubert to his comrades.

"Let us pray his successor is not the anti-haense madman." remarked Hubert to his comrades.

Well no, because this would have been in the discussions that got this current set of rules approved, surely?

you mean as oren expands onto everybodies border, not every nation wants to expand or even needs to expand yet can't assist their allies if they are 2 tiles away..? Also why do you plan to release 'features/abilities' the same way you released vortex, bit by bit, why does it have to be 'we plan to add things later', why not add them now... or better yet why didn't you add them into this initial release?

ST are inactive in "protest against the economy team", apparently, does that mean your team is being purged too, seems fair right?

I think its safe to assume, since its been nearly a month with no guide created by the staff that they are solely relying on ones made from this competition rather than explaining their own plugins to us properly?

Hubert sets out with his bloodhound!

where do you even find yellow alum?

"How long until Oren hastily concocts some alliance publication with their own vassals or something, got to do something to save face!" mused Hubert.