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24-03-2005, 06:20
The Roman Free Press
March 23
ROME- Today the Romans announced that their decades-long disagreement with the Religious Curia, a rebel Senate that arose in the south of Rome, has finally been resolved, allowing for the Religious Curia to again come under Roman control.
"This is a great day for all Romans," said Emperor Rodin Hartian at a press conference earlier today. "Today, we have resolved decades of dispute and can now reunify the city of Rome to its proper borders." Hartian said that the Roman Police has entered the premises and that the first Roman politicians in over 20 years have stepped into the Religious Curia, reestablishing Roman control in the area.
The dispute began in 1957, when a new Roman Constitution was created, replacing the old one. The Constitution included an amendment calling for the "freedom of religion" and struck out the line that stated that the official state religion of the Roman Empire was Catholicism, a statement that had been around for over 1500 years. The amendment caused the religion minister of the Roman Senate, the Pontifex Maximus, to leave the Curia (OOC: the "Curia" is the building that housed the original Senate) and go to the south of the city of Rome and establish his own rival Curia, which came to be known as the "Religious Curia". The Pontifex Maximus then declared his independence from Rome, eventually getting the support of the Binthorian government who provided him protection in the dispute. Talks since 1957 had been ongoing regarding unification, but, until today, they had always failed.
Today, according to Hartain, what tipped the scales back into Roman favour was a pledge by the Roman government to protect Catholicism, and the amendment of the office of the Pontifex Maximus allowing for the creation of a greater "Religious Ministry" that would oversee all religious activity across the Empire. This would create seperate offices and leaders for each religious group in the Empire, all with the title containing "Pontifex" (e.g. the leader of Islam in Rome would called the "Pontifex Muslamici", or "Pontifex of the Muslims", and the leader of Catholicism in Rome would be called the "Pontifex Catholici", or the "Pontifex of the Catholics"), with the "Pontifex Maximus" overseeing the operation of every religious office. Thus, the Pontifex Maximus assumed the new title of "Pontifex Catholici", and will keep his old salary. Elections for the Pontifex Maximus are expected to occur soon.
March 23
ROME- Today the Romans announced that their decades-long disagreement with the Religious Curia, a rebel Senate that arose in the south of Rome, has finally been resolved, allowing for the Religious Curia to again come under Roman control.
"This is a great day for all Romans," said Emperor Rodin Hartian at a press conference earlier today. "Today, we have resolved decades of dispute and can now reunify the city of Rome to its proper borders." Hartian said that the Roman Police has entered the premises and that the first Roman politicians in over 20 years have stepped into the Religious Curia, reestablishing Roman control in the area.
The dispute began in 1957, when a new Roman Constitution was created, replacing the old one. The Constitution included an amendment calling for the "freedom of religion" and struck out the line that stated that the official state religion of the Roman Empire was Catholicism, a statement that had been around for over 1500 years. The amendment caused the religion minister of the Roman Senate, the Pontifex Maximus, to leave the Curia (OOC: the "Curia" is the building that housed the original Senate) and go to the south of the city of Rome and establish his own rival Curia, which came to be known as the "Religious Curia". The Pontifex Maximus then declared his independence from Rome, eventually getting the support of the Binthorian government who provided him protection in the dispute. Talks since 1957 had been ongoing regarding unification, but, until today, they had always failed.
Today, according to Hartain, what tipped the scales back into Roman favour was a pledge by the Roman government to protect Catholicism, and the amendment of the office of the Pontifex Maximus allowing for the creation of a greater "Religious Ministry" that would oversee all religious activity across the Empire. This would create seperate offices and leaders for each religious group in the Empire, all with the title containing "Pontifex" (e.g. the leader of Islam in Rome would called the "Pontifex Muslamici", or "Pontifex of the Muslims", and the leader of Catholicism in Rome would be called the "Pontifex Catholici", or the "Pontifex of the Catholics"), with the "Pontifex Maximus" overseeing the operation of every religious office. Thus, the Pontifex Maximus assumed the new title of "Pontifex Catholici", and will keep his old salary. Elections for the Pontifex Maximus are expected to occur soon.