L'Eglise Aristotelicienne Romaine The Roman and Aristotelic Church

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Brothers, Sisters,

It is necessary to conclude the subject started in the discussion Civil Union in the Empire.

There was no consensus. There was dissent from the Cardinals between the necessity of excommunicating the Empress and that the Empress should not be excommunicated.

The full text of the debate can be found here.

I then invite all the Cardinals to cast their votes, in order to present a definitive conclusion on this question.

The vote will last for 5 days and will follow the rules laid down in the Codex Iuris Canonici.



Citation:

Article 4: The Sacred College of Cardinals, known as the Sacred College, is the highest collegial organ of the Aristotelian, Roman and Universal Church. It includes all the Cardinals, regardless of their nature or charge, and assists the Pope in the governance of the Church. Article 4.1: The Sacred College takes its decisions by consensus or by vote. Article 4.2: The votes, launched at the Sacred College, have a standard duration of 5 days. Article 4.2.1: All decisions taken at the Sacred College are made by an absolute majority of the votes cast. n.b. : Absolute majority means: - If the total number of votes cast is even: half of the total votes, plus 1. - If the total number of votes cast is odd: half of the total votes rounded up to the next higher number. - In all cases, blank votes or abstention votes are deducted from the total number of votes cast to establish the majority threshold. - A blank vote is a vote of abstention. Article 4.2.2: Any decision that is up to a vote must include the choice "abstention". Article 4.2.3: Any decision that is up to a vote which includes different choices than "agree or disagree" must obligatorily include the choice "against all proposals" in addition to the choice "abstention". Article 4.2.4: A second ballot is only organized if an absolute majority has not been reached in the first ballot. The proposals put to the vote are necessarily those which can obtain an absolute majority during this second ballot. Article 4.2.5: A third ballot is only organized if an absolute majority has not been reached in the second ballot. Only the two proposals with the most votes in the second ballot are put to the vote. The third ballot follows the rules laid down in the articles 4.2.2 and 4.2.3. Article 4.2.6: No quorum is required for the polls, unless otherwise specified in Canon Law, and except for the following cases: - the election of the Pope (if applicable) requires a quorum equal to or greater than two-thirds of the Cardinals designated as electors in that election. - the election of the Dean (see details within article 7.1). Article 4.2.7: The abstention votes are counted in the calculation of the quorum. Article 4.3: The voting time may be reduced to 24 hours in the case of an urgent measure or increased to 10 days in the case of an important measure. Article 4.4: The urgent or important nature of a measure is the responsibility of the Dean or Vice-Dean of the Sacred College.

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.....Cardinal-Presbyter of Saint Anthony of the Portuguese / Grand Audiencier of the Holy See / General Inquisitor of Portugal
...............Primate of Portugal / Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga / Bishop of Vila Real / Duke of Monte Real

[Adonnis]

Voting Closed.

Since there is a tie, with 4 votes for each option, a second round will be started.

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.....Cardinal-Presbyter of Saint Anthony of the Portuguese / Grand Audiencier of the Holy See / General Inquisitor of Portugal
...............Primate of Portugal / Metropolitan Archbishop of Braga / Bishop of Vila Real / Duke of Monte Real