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Rite of Excommunication

Posted by Orazio on 03/04/18
So let it be known to all of the Faithful and of the Church, and to every heart which hearkens yet to the voices of the Pantheon:

As of this day, the nineteenth of March, After the Reckoning Year 1008, it is with sorrow and grave compassion which the Church declares Prince Abbas Thrax to have broken faith with the Church and the gods. For myriad actions of great severity, including by his own mouth admitting to deceiving the Faith and exploiting the offered charity and mercy of the Church in order to further personal intrigues, and giving false confession and repentance, Prince Abbas is no longer a member of the Faith of the Pantheon.

In truth, this severance is long overdue, and I bear the responsibility for not having enacted this consequence earlier, and perhaps saving lives and souls in the process. It is Gild that calls us to charity and to generosity, but also Gild who demands that the precepts of civilization be upheld; this, he has failed to do. It is the Sentinel who calls us to enact justice and ensure that the unrepentant are not held equally with the innocent, lest the former corrupt the latter and all be lost for the sake of false compassion. It is Limerance who demands fidelity to one's vows, and Gloria who requires that each man and woman act in accordance with honor and to reject slaughter and torture on the battlefield. Vellichor calls us to wisdom in our words and our actions, and Skald reminds us that each action is wholly our own choice, as is the responsibility for it, no matter who we seek to blame for what we have done.

Thus the Faith, bound by the will of the Thirteen Gods of the Pantheon, must act in this case to deny Prince Abbas the shelter of an institution and faith that he has broken trust with. No shrine will now accept him, and none should consider him a member of the Faithful, under the protection of the gods, until his heart is opened to the Wisdom he has forcibly rejected and he repents of his wickedness and seeks absolution and penance at the feet of the gods. As he has already betrayed the merciful hand extended by the Faith on previous occasion, that penance may be a lifetime in the making.

By my hand and authority,
Father Orazio, Legate of Concepts, Shield of the Faith

--- Solace Stance (from Thena) ---
The Knights of Solace, servants of Gild, support and uphold this decision.

--- Laurent Stance (from Cristoph) ---
House Laurent stands stands besides the Faith in this decision.

--- Lodge of Petrichor Stance (from Brigida) ---
We support this decision with the aside to be mindful not allow the acts of an individual to color perceptions of an entire people.

--- Grayson Stance (from Tikva) ---
The excommunicate known as Abbas Thrax is hereby banned from the Ward of Grayson.

--- Keaton Stance (from Reigna) ---
Keaton stands with the Faith in this decision.

--- Deepwood Stance (from Samantha) ---
We are deeply saddened to hear of the apostacy of Prince Abbas, and hope he finds his way back to the Faith sooner rather than later.

--- Riven Stance (from Mia) ---
House Riven supports the Faith in this application of justice.

--- Thrax Stance (from Alarissa) ---
Thrax supports the faith in their decision with heavy hearts.

--- Mercy Stance (from Sophie) ---
We rue the wasted chance for redemption. We pray the sickness in his soul will one day be cured and that he returns to the Gods.

--- Liberators Stance (from Aleksei) ---
We all bear the consequences of our choices. May Abbas bear the consequences his choices demand.

--- Scholars Stance (from Bianca) ---
May this stand as an example to future generations and history not be repeated.

--- Leary Stance (from Fairen) ---
Leary stands with the Faith in this decision. May he endeavor to learn from his errors.

--- Amadeo Stance (from Duarte) ---
House Amadeo recognizes the Faith's authority to do these sorts of things from time to time.

--- Templars Stance (from Preston) ---
Not all wish redemption, and must be seperated from the flock to avoid the spread of the disease.