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Coup in South Africa
Topic Started: Feb 28 2006, 10:04 AM (72 Views)
Tristan da Cunha
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Dear Christian brothers,

It is our unhappy duty to announce that in the past 48 hours, Cardinal Emperor Maurice I has been arrested by the Holy Inquisition of South Africa and found guilty of grave offenses against Canon Law. The Inquisition found him guilty of blasphemy, heresy, idolatry, Satanism, sodomy, usury, simony, and other offenses. We had no trouble procuring the evidence to convict him, but it is the good grace of our Lord that the accused immediately offered a categorical confession to his crimes. Canon Law stipulates that this guilty man shall be stripped of his standing and sentenced to execution at the stake.

The unfortunate task of deposing our ruler is a heavy burden we do not bear happily. However the interests of the Church will never be perverted by any mortal, and it is the duty that the Church has invested in us, Inquisitors, to root out heresy and sin wherever it may be found. We offer all thanks to the Lord God for allowing us to uncover the misdoings of such a powerful man before he can do any more damage to the Church. The Inquisition has moved switfly to uncover other collaborators in the former Emperor's wrongdoings, which include gross corruption of Church funds, personal moral deviancy, and heresy. We are already investigating several dozen associates of the former Emperor, and we shall punish anyone who had malicious business with the former Emperor.

Maurits van Snouck-Hurgronje, formerly known as the Cardinal Bishop of Johannesburg and Emperor of South Africa, will be burned at the stake tomorrow at 3 PM local time. We have obtained a full and cooperative confession from him, and at the trial he has repented for his sins and will accept the Church back into his heart. Because he will die having made peace with the Church, he will be strangled before he is burned, to spare him the pain of being burned alive. The life and times of this man should stand as a warning to all good Christians everywhere.

In the meantime the Holy Inquisition shall directly administer the nation while a new imperial government can be convened.

Faithful servant of the Lord,

Cardinal Afonso Suares de Albergaria SJ
Grand Inquisitor of South Africa

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Cynics believe that "blasphemy, heresy, etc" are just trumped up charges offered as an excuse to dethrone the Emperor. Many suspect that hardliners have overthrown him to prevent him from seeking peace with CENTO and the Poitiers Pact...
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OOC: I may intercede for the life of the Cardinal Emperor through the Pope. I'm not too sure yet thought. It could be a good added excuse for his assassination if he prevents the execution of someone who sought peace with atheists and heretics etc.
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Great New France
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We will not allow the illegal seizure of power in South Africa to disrupt the peace talks in such a way. We will immediately meet with our counterparts at CENTO to find possible ways of responding to this crisis.

Benjamin Soubies, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Great Denizistan

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