Herzogenrode Abbey
As affairs in her country have continued to progress towards a greater fostering of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, we, as supreme pontiff, bishop of Tibur, and vicegerent of Our Lord and Savior on earth, do allow Her Majesty Queen Isabella and her husband King...
Secretariat of State of the Holy Tiburan Church
Herzogenrode Abbey
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called children of God. (Mt 5:9)"
His Holiness watches with great sadness the growing war of words between the Empire of Justosia and the Engellkin states of Westernesse. These...
The preparations were completed and all was ready. The consistory would be held in Tibur for the first time in many years. The pope had made the trip from Herzogenrode Abbey and had settled into apartments at the papal palace that were opulent, far different from his simple monk's cell back at...
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...
Feast of Saint Nicholas, 2018
Our son,
It is with a heavy heart that we write to you this day. For awhile now we have watched you as you have returned to Justosia to seek out what you think to be your birthright, acceptance in the Royal Family. In your quest, you have abjured your Lord and...
His Holiness sat in his cell reading through the latest collection of essays from the archbishop of Midweis. Beside it was a dossier compiled by a commission of theologians with excerpts of Kreisler's works, some of which were in the new book, some of which came from other sources. The...
Archbishop Eric Schoenborn
Secretary to His Holiness
Herzogenrode Abbey, Eiffelland
Kurst, Schuyer and Brecht
Midweis, Bergenheim
Dear sirs,
On behalf of His Holiness, I am writing to you today to solicit your advice regarding the formation of a corps of bodyguards for His Holiness. As you...
The old man sat at his writing desk in the corner of his cell. It was not a large chamber, but it wasn't tiny either, unlike the usual cells to which most monks of the abbey found themselves. It didn't have much in the way of furnishings either. On the wall hung an ancient icon of St. Peter...
(OOC: I lost what I was going to write, and I'm not a theologian anyway, so I am just going to OOCly sum up the pope's letter fast.
1. So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself. Cf. James chapter 2.
2. Carrying out the corporal works of mercy is good for individuals on their road...