NationStates Jolt Archive

http://www.dioceseofscranton.org/seal1_0.gif
Archdiocese of Cherry Ridge

OPEN MESSAGE

The Cardinal-Archbishop invites Christian leaders to attend an interchristian conference in Saint Meinrad's Monastary. The topics of the day will be brought up by the various guests in attendence. it will run for 7 days. Just fill out the application below:

Name:
Religion:
Nationality:


Those Attending-
His Eminence Daniel Cardinal De Vito, Catholic, Cherry Ridge
Reverand Chris Luther, Lutheran, Psychotic Psychos
Cardinal Jean-Paul Lavoie, neo-catholic, Oliverry
Prince John Rekjyavich, Methodist, Derscon
Cardinal Augustus Brown, Catholic, Jeruselem
Cardinal Françis Lacroix, Catholic, Kanaquuean

http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/cn/04/pictures/petersmithfeb25.jpg
Name: His Eminence Daniel Cardinal De Vito
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Ridgian (Cherry Ridge)

Name: Revrend Chistopher Luther
Religion: Lutheran (Duh!)
Nationality: Pschycotian

His EMinence looks forward to meeting with thos fellow christian.

Name: Cardinal Jean-Paul Lavoie, archbishop of Marshalliston, leader of the Oliverrian Church
Religion: Catholic
Nationality: Oliverrian

Name: (Who do you think is coming?)
Religion: Methodist
Nationality: Guess :p

Name: Cardinal Augustus Brown
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Jeruselemite (He's actually half-English)

ooc- lets get started. Assume you are at the Cardinalatial residence. Guards escort you to the fromt Porch.

ic-
Cardinal De Vito was wearing a cassock, with a red trim around his collar, and a red sash around his waist. He wore a red Zucchetto. His crozier was leaning up against the wall. He sat on a rocking chair and waited for his guests.

ooc- lets get started. Assume you are at the Cardinalatial residence. Guards escort you to the fromt Porch.

ic-
Cardinal De Vito was wearing a cassock, with a red trim around his collar, and a red sash around his waist. He wore a red Zucchetto. His crozier was leaning up against the wall. He sat on a rocking chair and waited for his guests.

Prince John was stepping back into his normal ways -- instead of the black, simple cloak, he was in his white dress clothes again. In his hand were two bottles of Napoleon Pemier wine.

"Greetings and salutations, Cardinal! I brought a present." John handed over a bottle and sat down on a nearby chair.

Name: Cardinal Françis Lacroix
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Kanaquuean

"Prince John, welcome! Thanks for the wine. King John told me you would probably bring something like this!" he said, smirking, "Now I am sure they are lies when the GPWAS Shop says their is hardle any left. Its good to be in a high position. Now we wait for the other guests."

Revrend Chistopher Luther walked into the room. He was wearing just a plain black outfit with the customary collar. "Hello all!" His words were cheery, as they usually were. He was an upbeat man one way or the other. "I trust that God granted you all the best trip possible?" He treated himself to a seat.

"Praise the Lord!" Prince John exclaimed. "It's not another John! Sit, Chris! Have a drink." He turned back to Cardinal de Vito.

"Well, the King and I are good friends, and you know as well as I do that he'd do the same thing." He grinned as he poured a glass for the three people from his other bottle.

"And yes, the Kremlin Cellars currently have about a thousand of these bottles. Granted, I drink half of them, but what the hell."

"Hello Chris. Im not a John either. Oh, you guys can call me Danny." he turned to Prince John,
"Yeah, he would do the same. He also wanted me to ask you if after the cofnerence you have a drink with him."

"The Shogun warned me about the 'John Problem'". Chris said. "Is anyone else coming?"

"The Shogun warned me about the 'John Problem'". Chris said. "Is anyone else coming?"

"No idea, but who cares for the moment?" John said. "Have a drink, relax. THe less people equals more drink for us," he commented, grinning.

"They are supposed to." he said, handing him the guest list.

ooc- Look up top

Name: His Highness Leopold Cardinal de Tharra, Prince of Tharra, Archbishop of Rohan*
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Tharran

OOC:

[*note: His Highness is titled as a Prince of Tharra only because he is a cousin of the Emperor, and entitled to such, as he has not renounced his rights; just wanted to clarify that, so people didn't wonder why he wasn't being styled "Eminence" instead of "Highness"]

Cardinal Augustus Brown walked in the aid of heavy walking stick which he didn't really need, but had it in case he was assualted. He did look like he was attending a conclave. He wasn't like Archbishop John who carried a few more weapons like MP5s and throwing knives though.

He was never in a hurry for anything, and made his was slowly to where Cardinal De Vito was. "Good morning to your graces. I trust everything in order here" and looked Prince John "How is your brother and his bride going?"

Cardinal Jean-Paul Lavoie just arrived in front of St Meinrad's monastary in his car. He walked up the stairs leading to the Monastery. Once arrived at the door, he asked himself: "Do I really want to go there". He opened anyway the door and walked all the hallway up to the last door. He brought nothing but some food as he wasn't sure if food was given by the monks.

Cardinal Lavoie opened the door. He said: "Good morning to your catholic instances." He looked to Prince John and said: "How is your Methodistic highness? I'm sorry but I could not bring any gifts."

ooc- their at the Cardinalatial Palace right now. Just assume hes there ;)

ic-
"Welcome, you Eminecnces" he said tot he 2 Cardinals

"Bah," the Prince responded to Lavoie. "I'm a fan of alchohol, so I brought a few things. No gifts required." He turned to Augustus Brown.

"Well, Augie, my brother and bride go very well, actually," he said. After he took a sip of wine, he looked at his watch.

"Yes, in fact, they should be very fine right now. Judging by the time zones, they are probably having sex as we speak. They beat almost every single Catholic couple I know -- and that's quite a lot -- at that pro-creation stuff." At first, he thought that he'd gone to far. Bah, he then thought to himself. Those who know me will expect it, and those who don't will get used to it.

"So, how are ya'll doin'?"

"Bah," the Prince responded to Lavoie. "I'm a fan of alchohol, so I brought a few things. No gifts required." He turned to Augustus Brown.

"Well, Augie, my brother and bride go very well, actually," he said. After he took a sip of wine, he looked at his watch.

"Yes, in fact, they should be very fine right now. Judging by the time zones, they are probably having sex as we speak. They beat almost every single Catholic couple I know -- and that's quite a lot -- at that pro-creation stuff." At first, he thought that he'd gone to far. Bah, he then thought to himself. Those who know me will expect it, and those who don't will get used to it.

"So, how are ya'll doin'?"

Cardinal Augustus Brown replied "Just growing old like very one else. Otherwise apart from the usual Church problems and Scientologists trying get some rights and tax breaks, nothing new. Sounds like Alexei and Katherine are as bad my leader except Mariah is rather open about these things, maybe too open, but then she's a werid one overall."

"Scientoligists? Damn them! The leaders are in it for the money."

Chris pipped up here, "I do believe that you all are very wierd. What are we going to be discussing here today?"

OOC: Sorry for this
OOC2: I'm not home until Thursday so I don't know if I'll be able to RP very often

IC: Cardinal Lavoie added: "Yeah, will we discuss about Gay weddings? abortions? contraception? I would also like to know His Eminence"

ooc- elts jsut have it at his house for now. later we will go to St;. Meinrads

ic-
"We discuss whaever you guys want to bring up. Anyone have any topics?"

Chris pipped up here, "I do believe that you all are very wierd. What are we going to be discussing here today?"

Cardinal Augustus Brown replied "So, why are you here with us weirdos?"

"We are all wierdos, in one way or another. Now, what shall we discuss?"

"I know everyone's thinking it, so I'll just go ahead and say it," Chris began. "What is the position on the gay marriage issue? I'm sick of the media debating it while my nation's at war. Pretty soon the gov. will have to step in, and that won't be pretty."

"Here, the government already has allowed gay marriages. It's been 12 years that is has been accepted and everything works fine. I don't know why eeryone thinks that it is so bad. I thought that first but once you know that there is a person who thinks that he is a boy and another a girl, you get accustumated to it. Now, I celebrate like 2 gay marriages per month averagely.

"Cardinal, then you have incurred automatic excommunication. How dare you mess with the sacraments!"said De Vito angrily, changing the Cardinals listing from 'Catholic' to 'neo-catholic'. "Henceforth, you have damaged the souls of the Oliverian faithful"

He turned to pastor Luther,
"I am agaisnt gay marriage. It is simply a disgrace to true marriage."

Cardinal Augustus Brown said "We just tow the Papal line on Gay marriage. No indication of change in Jeruselem."

"Indeed. I'm against it, and Mr, Himura is against it as well." Chris replied. He turned to Oliverry's delegate, "it's not what the government thinks about it, it's what WE think about it. Let the governments do what they please for now. Right now, there is even more separation among Christian faiths than there should be. This discussion is to work out where OUR stance is, so that we may all influence our leaders in a uniform way. Catholic or Protestant, the core values and beliefs are the same, and we all know this."

"Indeed. I'm against it, and Mr, Himura is against it as well." Chris replied. He turned to Oliverry's delegate, "it's not what the government thinks about it, it's what WE think about it. Let the governments do what they please for now. Right now, there is even more separation among Christian faiths than there should be. This discussion is to work out where OUR stance is, so that we may all influence our leaders in a uniform way. Catholic or Protestant, the core values and beliefs are the same, and we all know this."

Cardinal Augustus Brown said "Marriage is sacred act which should not contaminated with the politics of gay rights. Let the Gay people live together, but marriage is reserved as sacred union between man and woman as God decreed."

Name: Archbishop Geogrije
Religion: Orthodox
Nationality: Sirvian(Grand Duchy of Nikolai I)[/QUOTE]

Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism are One and same religion! :)

[Name: Archbishop Stjepan Harper
Religion: Orthodox
Nationality: Sirvian (Sirvia, Land of the Free)

Both accepted. its cool that orthodox are comming. Consider yuorselves at the Palace.

The Emperor Maximilien Sithius
Roman Catholic
Maniphilabian

Everyone just post their arrival. No more signups. Just come.

I have a proposition that I am sure would fit to most of your Christian Leaders' Interests and to the Christianity: An alliance between all Christian Countries: the World's Christian Alliance. That way, we could unite and compare our Christian Beliefs and or discuss about some possibilties of Christian Unity Church Or even interfere in Conlflicts among Christian Countries, and help them try to find a solution before resulting in War and useless losses of God's children.

Archbishop Stjepan Harper

"Christian Alliance? I tried that once. You should join Greater Prussia. The kingdom og Burgundy for Catholic, Greater Prussia for protestants, and Free Cities Alliance for non-religious. If enough orthodox are interested, i could probably get an Orthodo Kingdom set up. The greater Prussian empire is truly great."

ooc-
Contct Reichskamphen for more info

Cardinal Lavoie replied: "Yes, I all know about that. I'm the chief of the Roman Church Party in Oliverry. But, as the government obligates every religious instances to celebrate those weddings, I have no choice but to do them. If we don't do, we go in jail. And I can't celebrate masses on sunday in jail. So, what do you want: a Cardinal in jail or a Cardinal that respects his country's laws?

Now, I will reveal you a secret: When the Oliverrian government secret services heard that I would be coming here, they put me on the hearing post. If I say anything that is bad, I can go to jail, and poof, the Roman Church Party is finished. And, like Oliverry is a very progressist country, good luck for gay marriages to be illegal again in my country...

"A Cardinal in jail. You are a spineless bastard. You are afraid to go to jail for your faith. What about the countless martyrs? And what is this Roman Church PARTY! its a church!" erupted the Cardinal.

"A Cardinal in jail. You are a spineless bastard. You are afraid to go to jail for your faith. What about the countless martyrs? And what is this Roman Church PARTY! its a church!" erupted the Cardinal.

Stjepan Harper then replied, "If you really wanted a Gay-Free and Christian Country, you would really fight for it. If our help is needed to abolish such a Communist Party, maybe we may help... However that has to be taken into consideration only (and I said Only) as the last resort for Christianism. Never has or will God ask Christians to make war, so we will only pay attention to the following events in your Country..."

Stjepan Harper then replied, "If you really wanted a Gay-Free and Christian Country, you would really fight for it. If our help is needed to abolish such a Communist Party, maybe we may help... However that has to be taken into consideration only (and I said Only) as the last resort for Christianism. Never has or will God ask Christians to make war, so we will only pay attention to the following events in your Country..."

"Sometimes you have to take up arms to attain your goals, even if it does involve shedding the blood of heretics and undesirables. While I'd prefer not to pursue the military option, sometimes you have to do it. Jeruselem's history is stained with the blood of many fighting for their Gods. We're accustomed to such this kind of environment for good or for bad. While I'm talking about the Islam vs Christian wars, you can't abandon the war against sin and immorality either." Cardinal Augustus Brown said.

I was the one who started the protestation against this law 12 years ago. We raised 2 000 000 signatures in only the province of Capital. But, now, we have no choice but to celebrate those marriages. By the way, about this party. It is known by this name only because it supports every ideologies proposed by the Roman Catholic Church and that it is runned by me.

I have a proposition to all their Eminences: Why not build an anti-gay marriage association. Our main goal would be that gay marriages have to be banned. By every way: Lobbies, Attacks and other ways we could think about. My main goal, for now, is to propose a bill to revoke the Oliverrian Anti-Catholic law. I hate those Atheists...

Chris didn't like how things became grim so fast. He addressed Nikolai I's delegate first, "Don't be too hasty. Homosexuals are not damned to hell. It is those who give in to TEMPTATION and commit homosexual ACTS that are sinners. We cannot choose who we are, but we can choose what to do with ourselves, God gave us the power of reason, after all."

He turned toward the others, "I know we would support the lifting of bans on religion. However, that can only be done by allowing freedom of religion. If not, history shall repeat itself. As we go along, let's watch ourselves. We must think about each individual action, is there a chance that it will be repeated? If it is to be repeated, would God want to see it twice?....Would any of humanity want to see it twice?"

OOC: My 777th post!!!

OOC:
Name: Reverend Robert Saunders
Religion: Baptist
Nationality: Northrop-Grumman

I hope no one minds me joining in. I rarely ever see Baptists, like myself, represented.

IC: Because he already saw a discussion in progress, Reverend Robert Saunders entered the room as quietly as he could, but, like usual, the motors in his prosthetic legs made a whining noise. He had lost both his legs during the civil war five years earlier and had been confined to a wheelchair for some time. Fortunately, these new ones enabled him to walk and run almost like any normal person would. Therefore, with very little difficulty, he sat down to catch up on the current topic.

Chris didn't like how things became grim so fast. He addressed Nikolai I's delegate first, "Don't be too hasty. Homosexuals are not damned to hell. It is those who give in to TEMPTATION and commit homosexual ACTS that are sinners. We cannot choose who we are, but we can choose what to do with ourselves, God gave us the power of reason, after all."

He turned toward the others, "I know we would support the lifting of bans on religion. However, that can only be done by allowing freedom of religion. If not, history shall repeat itself. As we go along, let's watch ourselves. We must think about each individual action, is there a chance that it will be repeated? If it is to be repeated, would God want to see it twice?....Would any of humanity want to see it twice?"

OOC: My 777th post!!!

"Freedom of religion is fine as long as you don't go letting non-religions gain any kind of credibility. Scientology is not regarded as religion by Jeruselem for example as is treated like the way we treat JWs and Mormons who have written their own Holy books. To us, they aren't to be practiced." said Cardinal Brown.

"Freedom of religion is fine as long as you don't go letting non-religions gain any kind of credibility. Scientology is not regarded as religion by Jeruselem for example as is treated like the way we treat JWs and Mormons who have written their own Holy books. To us, they aren't to be practiced." said Cardinal Brown.

"You're completely right. Everything must be in proportion. If we teach evolution, we must teach creationism, as both are theories. Actually, I think we should discuss that later."