Ioannes XXIII was closeted with his highest advisors. His secretary Schoenborn. The abbot of Herzogenrode. The heads of the dicasteries of the curia.
"Brethren, now that you've all read the letter from Propontis, speak your minds."
"Holy Father, this is an historic opportunity to heal the breaches, that all may be one."
"We must not give an inch to heretics and schismatics."
"Photo ops where excommunications are lifted, but nothing substantial is resolved must be avoided."
"Your Holiness' primacy must be guarded. 'You are Peter!'"
"It's a trap."
"It's a gift."
In the end, it was decided. It was an overture that could not be ignored. A letter was drafted inviting representatives of the patriarch to Eiffelland to meet representatives of the pope for opening discussions.
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"Brethren, now that you've all read the letter from Propontis, speak your minds."
"Holy Father, this is an historic opportunity to heal the breaches, that all may be one."
"We must not give an inch to heretics and schismatics."
"Photo ops where excommunications are lifted, but nothing substantial is resolved must be avoided."
"Your Holiness' primacy must be guarded. 'You are Peter!'"
"It's a trap."
"It's a gift."
In the end, it was decided. It was an overture that could not be ignored. A letter was drafted inviting representatives of the patriarch to Eiffelland to meet representatives of the pope for opening discussions.
@Pelasgia