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His Eminence the Archbishop of Krönstad is hereby summoned to appear before the Holy Father at once in Capitoline City.
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His Holy Father is most disheartened by the words coming from from the Senat of Wantage. As such, he would like to visit Wantage and speak directly to the Senat in the hopes of easing worries about political control on Capitoline hill...
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Not long after the first vote, as thousands waited in St. Peter's Square, a cry was heard and all saw that white smoke was now rising up to the heavens, signifying that a new pope had been elected. This was followed by the expected cry of...
OOC: OK, I've given enough time for everyone to vote. I'm closing the elections, though a sizable number has voted already.
Before the voting began, Accolti walked over to the Potenzan cardinals and had a word with them. What he said was in Potenzan Tiburan and was very quiet, and so few around...
Accolti nodded approvingly, "If therefore there are no more objections, then let the second conclave voting continue with the top two results from the previous one. Pray that our Blessed Lord guides us towards the next vicar, and may he serve the church to the utmost of his life."
OOC: PM's on...
OOC: Didn't mean to imply I thought you were trying something OOC - I apologize if it seemed that way in my IC :P
Also, someone else besides Eiffelland better post (Engellex, get yer butt down here) or I'm picking the pope myself.
"The people of God are waiting on us to choose the next successor to Peter," Accolti replied, "and perhaps the Cardinal Strelecki would need to be reminded of the practices of this conclave in regards to her actions. We are not permitted to simply keep voting like a high school class. If this...
"The only reason I limited it to the top two," Accolti replied, "is that it would be more difficult to find the two-thirds votes needed with anything more than that. Having four candidates would only add more difficulty. Might I ask, Cardinal Strelecki, why you chose the number four specifically?"
OOC: Fixed the last votes again because of a last minute vote from someone - it was Wiese's total I fixed. No more changes, though >:O
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"If there are no further words," Accolti said, "might I propose a course of action before the brothers, in order to progress...
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The sede vecante appears to, for the time, still continuing, as black smoke arose before the people in St. Peter's Square at Capitoline City, signifying that the conclave had not yet reached a conclusive vote. Thousands are gathered in the...
OOC: Not all have voted, but I have 54 out of 68 possible votes, and many of the remaining votes are from people who are inactive any way, so I don't expect votes anytime soon. Most of the major voters have contributed any way. So...here we go.
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While minor discussions were...
OOC NOTE
It's been brought to my attention that there's been some wheeling and dealing behind the scenes, with some promises made in return for votes. In other words, "Vote for me, I promise to make your cardinal in this position, etc." Any wheeling and dealing should have been done in this...
At the mention of "Potenzan Reformed," all the Potenzan cardinals let out a collective grumble. Potenzan Tiburan Catholic officials knew full well the Reformed Potenzan Church and its missionary efforts, which even went on within the Grand Duchy, where the Protestant Potenzans sought to...
Accolti seemed genuinely concerned as Cardinal Kaminski spoke, and when the Altaic churchman had finished, Accolti replied:
"What you have told the conclave is unfortunate, Cardinal Kaminski. While we cannot go into detail for now, might I ask what the church is doing for the poor in Altai? For...