L'Eglise Aristotelicienne Romaine The Roman and Aristotelic Church

[Arnault d'Azayes]

Le cardinal aveugle s'apprêtait à célébrer son cinquième consistoire ordinaire public en tant que camerlingue. Après une période d'ébullition qui avait vu de très nombreux évêques revêtir la pourpre, la curie avait traversé une phase de discussions internes et ce n'est que fin mai que de nouveaux cardinaux furent créés. Le Portugal, actuellement en guerre, avait besoin de cardinaux forts pour le guider, et l'aveugle avait déjà pleine confiance dans les deux choix qu'ils avaient faits.

Sur un ordre de l'Azayes, les cloches sonnèrent et les portes furent ouvertes. On fit revêtir à l'aveugle ses habits d'officiant, et on prépara les encensoirs. La cérémonie promettait d'être grandiose.

The blind cardinal got ready to celebrate his fifth public ordinary consistory as chamberlain. After a boiling period that had seen very many bishops take the purple, the curia had gone through a phase of internal discussions and waited until late May to create new cardinals. Portugal, currently at war, needed strong cardinals to guide him, and the blind man had full confidence in both choice they had made .

On an order from the Azayes, the bells rang and the doors were opened. The blind was helped to wear his officiant clothes, and censers were prepared. The ceremony was going to be exceptional.
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Mort des cardinaux von Frayner et d'Azayes

[NReis]

NReis, recently appointed as Bishop of Coimbra, was very nervous after he received the letter from the Chamberlain. Step by step, he entered in the Saint Titus Basilica, with his new ceremonial clothes.

He expected not to disappoint the ones that put their faith on him, because all of this was something new and he would need the help from the Father, from the other Cardinals and from all his friends.
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His Excellency NReis Ribeiro de Sousa Coutinho | Archbishop of Braga | Vice-Primate of the Kingdom of Portugal | General Secretary of the Roman Registers | Writer of the Saint Office | Translator on Villa San Loyats



Diploma Curso Professoral

[Alberion]

Alberion,entered the Saint Titus Basílica, nod his head in the direction of his friend NReis and held a discreet place to watch the ceremony.

[Palladio]

The sun streaked across the landscape of the citadel of Rome. What a beauty! It was the beginning of a new day.

Palladio received this morning a carefully sealed letter. When reading, the Archbishop is proud of his new mission. Nervous, the Monforte heads towards the Basilica.
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His Eminence Palladio Monforte | Roman Elector Cardinal | Cardinal of St. John of the Martyrs | Vice-chancellor of the Congregation for the Dissemination of the Faith | Metropolitan Archbishop of Evora | Count of Orvieto & Viscount of São Bento | Professor at Seminário Menor de Viana do Castelo

[Arnault d'Azayes]

Encadré d'une foule de bedeaux et d'enfants de chœur, enveloppé dans un nuage d'encens, l'aveugle fit son entrée, flanqué d'un bedeau-guide. Prudemment, il gravit les marches menant au chœur et s'avança vers le maître-autel. Les cloches se turent et l'aveugle prit alors la parole :

Surrounded by a crowd of beadles and choirboys, wrapped in a cloud of incense, the blind man entered the basilica, flanked by a beadle-guide. Carefully, he climbed the steps to the choir and advanced towards the altar. The bells were silent and blind spoke:


« - Bienvenue dans ce cinquième consistoire public de l'année, où nous allons aujourd'hui délivrer la dignité de cardinal aux nouvelles Éminences NReis et Palladio. Remercions Dieu de nous offrir un si grand jour pour l'Eglise et pour nos frères. Prions ensemble.

Welcome to this fifth public concistory, where today we give the dignity of cardinal to the new eminences NReis and Palladio. Let us thank God for giving us such a great day for the Church and for our brothers. Let us pray together. »

Credo in Deum,
Altissimum Omnipotentem,
Creatorem caeli et terrae,
Inferos et paradisi,
Ultima hora animae judicem nostrae

Et in Aristotelem, prophetam,
Nicomaqui Phaetique filium,
Missum ut sapientiam et universi
Divas leges errantibus hominibus erudiret

Credo etiam in Christum,
Natum ex Maria et Ioseph,
Vitam dedit ut nobis paradisi viam monstraret
Sic, postquam sub Pontio passus est
Propter salutem
Nostram martyr perivit
Consecutus est Solem
Ubi Aristoteles ad Altissimi dexteram eum expectabat

Credo in Divinam Actionem,
Sanctam Ecclesiam aristotelicianam, romanam, unam et indivisibilem
Sanctorum communionem,
Peccatorum remissionem,
Carnis resurrectionem
Vitam aeternam.

AMEN

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Mort des cardinaux von Frayner et d'Azayes

[NReis]

NReis kneels and join his hands to pray:

Credo in Deum,
Altissimum Omnipotentem,
Creatorem caeli et terrae,
Inferos et paradisi,
Ultima hora animae judicem nostrae

Et in Aristotelem, prophetam,
Nicomaqui Phaetique filium,
Missum ut sapientiam et universi
Divas leges errantibus hominibus erudiret

Credo etiam in Christum,
Natum ex Maria et Ioseph,
Vitam dedit ut nobis paradisi viam monstraret
Sic, postquam sub Pontio passus est
Propter salutem
Nostram martyr perivit
Consecutus est Solem
Ubi Aristoteles ad Altissimi dexteram eum expectabat

Credo in Divinam Actionem,
Sanctam Ecclesiam aristotelicianam, romanam, unam et indivisibilem
Sanctorum communionem,
Peccatorum remissionem,
Carnis resurrectionem
Vitam aeternam.

AMEN
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His Excellency NReis Ribeiro de Sousa Coutinho | Archbishop of Braga | Vice-Primate of the Kingdom of Portugal | General Secretary of the Roman Registers | Writer of the Saint Office | Translator on Villa San Loyats



Diploma Curso Professoral

[Palladio]

Joining the hands, Palladio begins to pray.

Credo in Deum,
Altissimum Omnipotentem,
Creatorem caeli et terrae,
Inferos et paradisi,
Ultima hora animae judicem nostrae

Et in Aristotelem, prophetam,
Nicomaqui Phaetique filium,
Missum ut sapientiam et universi
Divas leges errantibus hominibus erudiret

Credo etiam in Christum,
Natum ex Maria et Ioseph,
Vitam dedit ut nobis paradisi viam monstraret
Sic, postquam sub Pontio passus est
Propter salutem
Nostram martyr perivit
Consecutus est Solem
Ubi Aristoteles ad Altissimi dexteram eum expectabat

Credo in Divinam Actionem,
Sanctam Ecclesiam aristotelicianam, romanam, unam et indivisibilem
Sanctorum communionem,
Peccatorum remissionem,
Carnis resurrectionem
Vitam aeternam.

AMEN
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His Eminence Palladio Monforte | Roman Elector Cardinal | Cardinal of St. John of the Martyrs | Vice-chancellor of the Congregation for the Dissemination of the Faith | Metropolitan Archbishop of Evora | Count of Orvieto & Viscount of São Bento | Professor at Seminário Menor de Viana do Castelo

[Arnault d'Azayes]

Les voix des dignitaires et des fidèles présents s'élevèrent à l'unissons, chantant la gloire et l'amour de Dieu. Puis le silence revint. Le camerlingue dit :

The voices of dignitaries and faithful present rose to unite, singing the glory and the love of God. Then the silence came back. The camerlengo said:




« - Chers frères, je tenais à vous rappeler brièvement le rôle qui sera le vôtre après cette journée :

Les cardinaux agissent en collège et doit valider, même a posteriori, leurs décisions prises par le Collège des Cardinaux.
Les cardinaux peuvent célébrer tous les sacrements de l'Église aristotélicienne.
Seuls les cardinaux ont le droit de prononcer une excommunication.
Seuls les cardinaux sont en mesure de valider une dissolution ou une annulation du mariage.
Seuls les cardinaux sont en mesure de valider un défrocage d'un prêtre ou d'un moine, volontaire ou non.
Les Cardinals ont le droit de veto sur toute décision prise par un membre du clergé, sauf le pape.

Le titre de Cardinal n'interdit pas de cumul avec un autre office dans le clergé séculier ou régulier. »

« - Dear brothers, I wanted to briefly remind you the role that after this day you will need to take:

The Cardinals act as college and must validate, even 'a posteriori', their decisions by the College of Cardinals.
The Cardinals can celebrate all the sacraments of the Aristotelian Church.
The Cardinals only, are entitled to pronounce an excommunication.
The Cardinals alone, are able to validate a separation or an annulment of marriage.
The Cardinals, alone are with being able to validate defrocking of a Priest or Monk, volunteer or not.
The Cardinals have the right of veto on any decision taken by a member of the Clergy, save the Pope.

The title of Cardinal does not prohibit any office plurality with another duty in the Secular or Regular Clergy. »





Il se tut puis reprit. He paused and went on:

« - Mes frères, je vais maintenant procéder à la remise de la barrette et de l'anneau cardinalices.
Brothers, now I call for the delivery of the cap and the cardinal's ring. »

Un bedeau appela. A beadle called:

« - Que s'avancent NReis et Palladio.
Come forward NReis and Palladio.. »
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Mort des cardinaux von Frayner et d'Azayes

[Palladio]

Palladio moves toward the Camerlengo.
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His Eminence Palladio Monforte | Roman Elector Cardinal | Cardinal of St. John of the Martyrs | Vice-chancellor of the Congregation for the Dissemination of the Faith | Metropolitan Archbishop of Evora | Count of Orvieto & Viscount of São Bento | Professor at Seminário Menor de Viana do Castelo

[NReis]

NReis took a deep breathe and, looking for his friend Palladio, moved towards the Camerlengo.
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His Excellency NReis Ribeiro de Sousa Coutinho | Archbishop of Braga | Vice-Primate of the Kingdom of Portugal | General Secretary of the Roman Registers | Writer of the Saint Office | Translator on Villa San Loyats



Diploma Curso Professoral

[Arnault d'Azayes]

Le bedeau guida le cardinal aveugle vers les futurs cardinaux qui s'étaient agenouillés.

The beadle guided the blind cardinal to the future cardinals who were kneeling.


« - Nous, Arnault d'Azayes, camerlingue de la Sainte Église aristotélicienne de Rome, en vertu des pouvoirs conférés par Sa Sainteté Innocent VIII, à la demande des cardinaux réunis en sacré collège, créons Leurs Éminences NReis Ribeiro de Sousa Coutinho et Palladio Monforte cardinaux nationaux suffragants au sein du consistoire pontifical portugais.

We, Arnault of Azayes, camerlengo of the Holy Church, under the powers conferred by His Holiness Innocent VIII, at the request of the cardinals gathered in the Sacred College, create Their Eminences NReis Ribeiro de Sousa Coutinho and Palladio Monforte, national suffragan cardinals in the Portuguese pontifical consistory. »


Ses mains aidées par son fidèle assistant, Arnault déposa la barrette sur la tête inclinée des deux clercs.

His hands helped by his faithful assistant, Arnault placed the bar on the two priests' inclined head.

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Mort des cardinaux von Frayner et d'Azayes