APOSTOLIC LETTER

ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO

BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF

PIUS XIII

"DIES IRAE"

THE DAY OF WRATH and doom is upon those who have transgressed God and His Holy Church by their heinous crimes which cannot be ignored and forgotten here on Earth and can only be paid beyond the veil of death. Many of the Clergy are guilty, that much is true, and this started, or rather, the seeds were planted during the last Ecumenical Council of the Church, and as Our predecessor Blessed Paul VI said, "the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God" (Paulus PP. VI, 29 June A.D. 1972), and that is true, We and Our brothers were witnesses to that, but we could not have done anything confrontational that would have compromised everything we did to protect the Faith, that and until John XXIV became the Supreme Pontiff.

John XXIV, much like many of the Supreme Pontiffs that came after Gregory XIII, was Our student, an apprentice, just like Our only grandson, the Dean of College of Cardinals, John XXIV grew up in the Tuscan countryside, but his heart was Aetherian, for Aetheria is the place that which he grew to love, more than he did Tuscany or Italy, and he learned well under Our tutelage. And when he was elected as Pontiff at the age of 79, he knew he did not have much time left, for he was already ill, which is the reason why he pushed for reforms as the Emeritus Benedict XVI did and positioned the right people that will elect his successor who would make sure everything he wanted will be carried onwards to the future, so that the Church shall be restored to Christ, as all things should be.

Then, he passed away, peacefully due to his mortality which We are free of, knowing that his successor would be one of the oldest Cardinals in history, us, the Uzumaki Cardinals, and Our younger brother, the Secretary of State said: "He journeyed to Our Father's home in Heaven with no regrets, and a content smile on his face, knowing that in his heart, everything went according to God's Will, that Prince Aurelius, his beloved mentor, my brother, will finally be able to ascend the Throne of Peter, as what should have happened decades upon decades ago" (L'Osservatore Romano, 25 January A.D. 2018).

Now, it is Our turn, to carry out the cleansing of this Holy Church in the Name of God, with the reinstitution of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition in the coming Ecumenical Council, then reform the reform and all that needs to be, and iterate that the Sacred Traditions supported by the Sacred Scriptures are central to our faith, as well as strict obedience to the Magisterium of the Church.

For years, since We were elevated as a Prince of the Church by Pope Gregory XIII in A.D. 1575 as willed by Pope Saint Pius V on his deathbed, We have watched from the shadows, just like how the Queen Scáthach taught us when we were children. We have taught many, many students, from the Roman College to the University of Oxford, taking on different cultures, looking at the differences, and on how the Church in every country We have been, played their part on promulgating the Good News, and on how they keep themselves holy.

And We have been disappointed.

Many of the Clergy failed to uphold their own vows to God, and their hypocrisy has been noted by the Dragonguard that watches everywhere. Speaking of the Dragonguard, they have kept records of all people, not just clergy, but let Us focus on the clergy that the Dragonguard has watched, from its founding to the present day.

The records kept in the Holy Imperial Archives in the Empyrean Palace, in the Black Palace of the Dragonguard, and in the Crystal Tower speak volumes, on the grave sins of many clergy members since the late 16th Century, to the present. And at first, most came from the Spanish Church, in their colonial expansions, when priests themselves wanted the same powers reserved to the Divine authority of the Kings and the Papacy, at the expense of the Faithful, and these can still be seen in some occasions, mostly in the Republic of the Philippines, a former colony of the Spanish Crown, and the Episcopal Conference in that country have turned a blind eye, and in fact, they have tolerated it, but the same can be said for other Episcopal Conferences around the world. This has to stop now in all the countries around the world, or nothing will stop Us when We send the Dragonguard to deal with this on the shadows.

Returning to the purpose of this Constitution, We have written the common crimes done by the clergy on Our last Apostolic Constitution, and this Constitution shall serve as the basis in which the returning Roman Inquisition shall use when dealing with the punishments of the crimes listed and all those crimes that are yet to be brought to light.

The following are the list of the crimes from Our Constitution Deus Vult that many members of the clergy committed and still commit despite being under their Sacred vows to the Most High:

a. Proliferation of pornography in seminaries and between religious men and women, priests and bishops;

b. The crime of sodomy in the clergy;

c. The cases of sexual abuse committed by the clergy with the majority of victims being pre-pubescent boys and the minority of pre-pubescent girls, therefore committing the crime of paedophilia;

d. Also, the cases of hebephilia committed by the clergy to pubescent boys and girls;

e. As well as the cases of ephebophilia committed by the clergy to adolescents;

f. The crime of pederasty committed by clergy to fellow clergy and seminarians;

g. The crime of rape committed by the clergy to both men and women, which comprises of members of the laity, fellow clergy, religious sisters, and seminarians;

h. Fornication between the clergy and religious men and women;

i. Proliferation and dealing of clergy and seminarians on illegal drugs and other illegal substances;

j. Heresy spoken by members of the clergy, other religious people, as well as the laity;

k. Blasphemy by members of the clergy, other religious people, and laity; and

l. Apostasy by members of the clergy, other religious people, and the laity.

Each and every crime listed above are a product of the ongoing infiltration of the "smoke of Satan" (Paulus PP. VI, 29 June A.D. 1972) in the Church in the form of the "synthesis of all heresies" (Litte. Encyc. Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 8 September A.D. 1907) - Modernism, and the guilty shall be declared excommunicate and anathema, including, handing down appropriate punishments as prescribed in Our Constitution. And as was written in Our Constitution, Pope St. Pius X was very clear in his words when he detailed their works which has been plaguing Christ's Church for decades upon decades, especially during the last century which has produced many of the unknown amount of modernist heretic clergy we have today. And as We had put it simply: The very foundation of the Church is being undermined by forces hostile to God, and thus, we shall destroy them down to their very foundations, for God wills it.

The errors of modernists who cover themselves are progressives and liberals have already been condemned and listed in Lamentabili Sane, and therefore, need no more lengthened exposition, as the Reverend Consultors, the Most Eminent and Reverend Lord Cardinals, and the General Inquisitors of the time have already judged the errors of modernism by the aforementioned General Decree, however, in the return of the Sacred Inquisition, the future members must continue on condemning the errors of modernists as Saint Pius X did.

Hell is real, sin is real, and for those who deny its existence, as Saint Padre Pio often said to those who told him that they don't believe Hell exists, "Wait until you get there", and those who are guilty in the crimes listed above are sure to be damned in Hell, for they have committed crimes that insult God Himself. Be wary, for "Eternity in Hell is a long time" (Litte. Encyc. Ecclesia Militans, 2 February A.D. 2018).

"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden" (Mt. 5:14). Our Lord Jesus Christ calls on every believer to be a paramount example of virtue, integrity, and holiness, similar to that of the Knights of the Empyrean Light, and in fact, all of us are called to be such, and be witness of faith in Christ in our lives, in particular, in our relationship with others.

The crimes written in this document offend Our Lord. They cause physical, psychological, and spiritual damage to the victims and harm the faithful, and enemies of God and His Church uses these cases against us, and we must do better. In order that these phenomena, in all their forms, never happen again, a continuous and profound sanctity and moral commitment can contribute to promoting the full credibility of the message of the Gospel and the mission of the Church. This becomes possible only with the grace of the Holy Spirit poured into our hearts, as we must always keep in mind the words of Jesus: "Apart from me you can do nothing" (Jn 15:5). Even if so, much has already been accomplished, we must continue to learn from the bitter lessons of the past, looking with hope towards the future.

The responsibility falls, above all, on the successors of the Apostles, chosen by God to be pastoral leaders of His people, and demands from them a commitment to follow closely the path of the Divine Master. Because of their ministry, in fact, Bishops, "as vicars and legates of Christ, govern the particular churches entrusted to them by their counsel, exhortations, example, and even by their authority and sacred power, which indeed they use only for the edification of their flock in truth and holiness, remembering that he who is greater should become as the lesser and he who is the chief become as the servant" (Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, 27). Unfortunately, it is a number of successors of the Apostles have committed these crimes themselves, and thus, they cannot be trusted to handle these cases alone, thus We implore that the laity must take action to demand to their local episcopates that they be included in handling these cases.

Therefore, I decree:

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 - Scope of Application

§1. These norms apply to reports regarding clerics or members of Institutes of Consecrated Life or Societies of Apostolic Life, as well as reports regarding religious and laity of all classes to their local dioceses and orders and concerning:

a. delicts against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue consisting of:

i. forcing someone, by violence or threat or through abuse of authority, to perform or submit to sexual acts;

ii. performing sexual acts with a minor or a vulnerable person;

iii. the production, exhibition, possession or distribution, including by electronic means, of child pornography and pornography in general, as well as by the recruitment of or inducement of a minor, an adult, or a vulnerable person to participate in pornographic exhibitions;

iv. performing sexual acts with fellow religious men and women that are contrary to God, His commandments, and the natural law.

b. conduct carried out by the subjects referred to in article 6, consisting of actions or omissions intended to interfere with or avoid civil investigations or canonical investigations, whether administrative or penal, against a cleric or a religious or a lay regarding the delicts referred to in letter a) of this paragraph.

c. delicts against the first, second, and third commandments of the Decalogue consisting of:

i. spreading teachings in contrast to what the Church proclaims through the Sacred Scriptures and Sacred Tradition;

ii. profaning sanctuaries and objects of Faith;

iii. violations on the procedures of the Roman Gradual, Roman Breviary, and Roman Ritual;

iv. formal heresy, blasphemy, and apostasy in general;

v. membership of secret societies and political parties that are contrary to the teachings of the Church.

d. All reports will then be handed to the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition for final reading of reports and hand down formal judgment which shall be above any civil proclamations.

§2. For the purposes of these norms,

a. "minor" means: any person under the age of eighteen, or who is considered by law to be the equivalent of a minor;

b. "vulnerable person" means: any person, minor or adult, in a state of infirmity, physical or mental deficiency, or deprivation of personal liberty which, in fact, even occasionally, limits their ability to understand or to want or otherwise resist the offence;

c. "child pornography and pornography in general" means: any representation of a minor or adult, regardless of the means used, involved in explicit sexual activities, whether real or simulated, and any representation of sexual organs of minors or adults for primarily sexual purposes.

Article 2 - Reception of reports and data protection

§1. Taking into account the provisions that may be adopted by the respective Episcopal Conferences, by the Synods of the Bishops of the Patriarchal Churches and the Major Archiepiscopal Churches, or by the Councils of Hierarchs of the Metropolitan Churches sui iuris, the Dioceses or the Eparchies, as well as the Holy Imperial Dragonguard, individually or together, must establish within a year from the entry into force of these norms, one or more public, stable and easily accessible systems for submission of reports, even through the institution of a specific ecclesiastical office. The Dioceses and the Eparchies shall inform the Pontifical Representative of the establishment of the systems referred to in this paragraph as well as the Imperial Representative in their states, while the Dragonguard shall inform both the Supreme Pontiff directly who is concurrently General of the Fourth Imperial Legion at the time of publication, as well as the Queen of Shadows of the Holy Aetherian Empire.

§2. The information referred to in this article is protected and treated in such a way as to guarantee its safety, integrity and confidentiality pursuant to canons 471, 2° CIC and 244 §2, 2° CCEO.

§3. Except as provided for by article 3 §3, the Ordinary who received the report shall transmit it without delay to the Ordinary of the place where the events are said to have occurred, as well as to the Ordinary of the person reported, who proceed according to the law provided for the specific case, as well as to the Imperial Representative of the state where the person reported is.

§4. For the purposes of this title, Eparchies are equated with Dioceses and the Hierarch is equated with the Ordinary.

Article 3 - Reporting

§1. Except as provided for by canons 1548 §2 CIC and 1229 §2 CCEO, whenever a cleric or a member of an Institute of Consecrated Life or of a Society of Apostolic Life, as well as religious or laity members of their local dioceses has notice of, or well-founded motives to believe that, one of the facts referred to in article 1 has been committed, that person is obliged to report promptly the fact to the local Ordinary and local criminal enforcement agency where the events are said to have occurred or to another Ordinary among those referred to in canons 134 CIC and 984 CCEO, except for what is established by §3 of the present article, as well as a direct report of the Imperial Representative of the state where the facts referred to in article 1 have been committed.

§2. Any person can submit a report concerning the conduct referred to in article 1, using the methods referred to in the preceding article, or by any other appropriate means.

§3. When the report concerns one of the persons indicated in article 6, it is to be addressed to the Authority identified based upon articles 8 and 9. The report must always be sent through the Pontifical Representative, as well as to the Holy See directly, and to the Imperial Representative who will send the report to the Dragonguard.

§4. The report shall include as many particulars as possible, such as indications of time and place of the facts, of the persons involved or informed, as well as any other circumstance that may be useful in order to ensure an accurate assessment of the facts.

§5. Information can also be acquired ex officio.

Article 4 - Protection of the person submitting the report

§1. Making a report pursuant to article 3, no matter the circumstances, shall not constitute a violation of office confidentiality.

§2. Except as provided for by canons 1390 CIC and 1452 and 1454 CCEO, prejudice, retaliation or discrimination as a consequence of having submitted a report is prohibited and may constitute the conduct referred to in article 1 §1, letter b).

§3. An obligation to keep silent may be imposed on any person with regard to the contents of his or her report, unless otherwise ordered by the Pontifical Representative and the Imperial Representative.

Article 5 - Care for persons

§1. The ecclesiastical Authorities shall commit themselves to ensuring that those who state that they have been harmed, together with their families, are to be treated with dignity and respect, and, in particular, are to be:

a. welcomed, listened to and supported, including through provision of specific services;

b. offered spiritual assistance;

c. offered medical assistance, including therapeutic and psychological assistance, as required by the specific case.

§2. The good name and the privacy of the persons involved, as well as the confidentiality of their personal data, shall be protected.

§3. The Holy Imperial Dragonguard is ruled by Emperor and commanded directly by the Queen of Shadows through her Drakes, therefore, they are subject to the Laws of the Emperor, and as they work in conjunction with the Church, they will provide protections to the victims and their families from physical harm with or without the knowledge of the persons involved.

TITLE II

PROVISIONS CONCERNING BISHOPS

AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS

Article 6 - Subjective scope of application

The procedural norms referred to in this title concern the conduct referred to in article 1, carried out by:

a. Cardinals, Patriarchs, Bishops and Legates of the Roman Pontiff;

b. clerics who are, or who have been, the pastoral heads of a particular Church or of an entity assimilated to it, Latin or Oriental, including the Personal Ordinariates, for the acts committed durante munere;

c. clerics who are or who have been in the past leaders of a Personal Prelature, for the acts committed durante munere;

d. those who are, or who have been, supreme moderators of Institutes of Consecrated Life or of Societies of Apostolic Life, as well as of monasteries sui iuris, with respect to the acts committed durante munere.

Article 7 - Competent Dicastery

§1. For the purposes of this title, "competent Dicastery" means the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, regarding the delicts reserved to it by the norms in force, as well as, in all other cases and as far as their respective jurisdiction is concerned, based on the proper law of the Roman Curia:

- the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

- the Congregation for the Oriental Churches;

- the Congregation for Bishops;

- the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples;

- the Congregation for the Clergy;

- the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life;

- the Congregation for Catholic Education.

§2. In order to ensure the best coordination, the competent Dicastery informs the Secretariat of State, the other Dicasteries directly concerned, and Holy Imperial Dragonguard, of the report and the outcome of the investigation.

§3. The communications referred to in this title between the Metropolitan and the Holy See take place through the Pontifical Representative in conjunction with the Imperial Representative and the Holy Imperial Dragonguard.

Article 8 - Procedure applicable in the event of a report concerning a Bishop of the Latin Church

§1. The Authority that receives a report transmits it both to the Holy See and to the Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province where the person reported is domiciled, as well as to the local enforcement agency and the Imperial Representative.

§2. If the report concerns the Metropolitan, or the Metropolitan See is vacant, it shall be forwarded to the Holy See, the local enforcement agency, to the Imperial Representative, as well as to the senior suffragan Bishop by promotion, to whom, if such is the case, the following provisions regarding the Metropolitan apply.

§3. In the event that the report concerns a Papal Legate, it shall be transmitted directly to the Secretariat of State and to the Drake of Shields.

Article 9 - Procedure applicable to Bishops of Eastern Catholic Churches

§1. Reports concerning a Bishop of a Patriarchal, Major Archiepiscopal or Metropolitan Church sui iuris shall be forwarded to the respective Patriarch, Major Archbishop or Metropolitan of the Church sui iuris, as well as local enforcement agencies and the Imperial Representative of the state.

§2. If the report concerns a Metropolitan of a Patriarchal or Major Archiepiscopal Church, who exercises his office within the territory of these Churches, it is forwarded to the respective Patriarch or Major Archbishop, and to the local enforcement agency and the Imperial Representative of the state.

§3. In the preceding cases, the Authority who receives the report shall also forward it to the Holy See and to the Fourth Imperial Legion Rome Center.

§4. If the person reported is a Bishop or a Metropolitan outside the territory of the Patriarchal, the Major Archiepiscopal or the Metropolitan Church sui iuris, the report shall be forwarded to the Holy See and to the Fourth Imperial Legion Rome Center.

§5. In the event that the report concerns a Patriarch, a Major Archbishop, a Metropolitan of a Church sui iuris or a Bishop of the other Eastern Catholic Churches sui iuris, it shall be forwarded to the Holy See and to the Fourth Imperial Legion Rome Center.

§6. The following provisions relating to the Metropolitan apply to the ecclesiastical and civil Authority to which the report is to be forwarded based on this article.

Article 10 - Initial duties of the Metropolitan

§1. Unless the report is manifestly unfounded, the Metropolitan immediately requests, from the competent Dicastery, that he be assigned to commence the investigation alongside the local civil authority. If the Metropolitan and local civil authority considers the report manifestly unfounded, he shall so inform the Pontifical Representative and the Imperial Representative.

§2. The Dicastery shall proceed without delay, and in any case within thirty days from the receipt of the first joint report by the Pontifical Representative and the Imperial Representative or the request for the assignment by the Metropolitan, providing the appropriate instructions on how to proceed in the specific case.

Article 11 - Entrusting the investigation to a person or group other than the Metropolitan

§1. If the competent Dicastery considers it appropriate to entrust the investigation to a person or a group other than the Metropolitan, the Metropolitan is so informed. The Metropolitan delivers all relevant information and documents to the person or group appointed by the Dicastery.

§2. In the case referred to in the previous paragraph, the following provisions relating to the Metropolitan apply to the person or group charged with conducting the investigation.

Article 12 - Carrying out the investigation

§1. Once he has been appointed by the competent Dicastery and acting in compliance with the instructions received, the Metropolitan, either personally or through one or more suitable persons in conjunction with the local civil authority and the Dragonguard:

a. collects relevant information regarding the facts;

b. accesses the information and documents necessary for the purpose of the investigation kept in the archives of ecclesiastical offices;

c. obtains the cooperation of other Ordinaries or Hierarchs whenever necessary;

d. requests information from individuals and institutions, including civil institutions, that are able to provide useful elements for the investigation.

§2. If it is necessary to hear from a minor or a vulnerable person, the Metropolitan, the local civil authority, and the Dragonguard shall adopt appropriate procedures, which take into account their status.

§3. In the event that there are well-founded motives to conclude that information or documents concerning the investigation are at risk of being removed or destroyed, the Metropolitan, the local civil authority, and the Dragonguard shall take the necessary measures for their preservation.

§4. Even when making use of other persons, the Metropolitan nevertheless remains responsible for the direction and conduct of the investigation, as well as for the timely execution of the instructions referred to in article 10 §2, unless otherwise decided by the Dragonguard who is higher and independent of the Metropolitan and the local civil authority.

§5. The Metropolitan shall be assisted by a notary freely appointed pursuant to canons 483 §2 CIC and 253 §2 CCEO.

§6. The Metropolitan is required to act impartially and free of conflicts of interest. If he considers himself to be in a conflict of interest or is unable to maintain the necessary impartiality to guarantee the integrity of the investigation, he is obliged to recuse himself and report the circumstance to the competent Dicastery, while the Dragonguard takes full control of the investigation which effectively transfers the investigation from the local authorities to the Authority of the Empire.

§7. The person under investigation enjoys the presumption of innocence, unless mandated otherwise by the Code of Imperial State Law.

§8. The Metropolitan, if requested by the competent Dicastery, informs the person of the investigation concerning him/her, hears his/her account of the facts and invites him/her to present a brief in defense. In such cases, the investigated person may be assisted by legal counsel.

§9. Every thirty days, the Metropolitan is required to send a status report on the state of the investigation to the competent Dicastery, while the Dragonguard shall form a report independent of the Metropolitan or the local civil authority.

Article 13 - Involvement of qualified persons

§1. In accordance with any eventual directives of the Dragonguard, Episcopal Conference, of the Synod of Bishops or of the Council of Hierarchs regarding how to assist the Metropolitan in conducting the investigation, the Imperial Representative, the Bishops of the respective Province, individually or together, may establish lists of qualified persons from which the Metropolitan may choose those most suitable to assist in the investigation, according to the needs of the individual case and, in particular, taking into account the cooperation that can be offered by the lay faithful pursuant to canons 228 CIC and 408 CCEO, with the inclusion of local civil authorities while the Dragonguard performs an independent investigation separate from the joint investigation.

§2. The Metropolitan, however, is free to choose other equally qualified persons but they shall be under extreme scrutiny by the Dragonguard.

§3. Any person assisting the Metropolitan in the investigation is required to act impartially and must be free of conflicts of interest. If he considers himself to be in a conflict of interest or be unable to maintain the necessary impartiality required to guarantee the integrity of the investigation, he is obliged to recuse himself and report the circumstances to the Metropolitan.

§4. The persons assisting the Metropolitan shall take an oath to fulfil their charge properly provided by the Hoy Imperial Dragonguard under the directives of the Queen of Shadows.

Article 14 - Duration of the investigation

§1. The investigation is to be completed within the term of ninety days or within a term otherwise provided for by the instructions referred to in article 10 §2.

§2. Where there are just reasons, the Metropolitan may request that the competent Dicastery extend the term.

Article 15 - Precautionary measures

Should the facts or circumstances require it, the Metropolitan shall propose to the competent Dicastery the adoption of provisions or appropriate precautionary measures with regard to the person under investigation, after being reviewed by the Dragonguard.

Article 16 - Establishment of a fund

§1. Ecclesiastical Provinces, Episcopal Conferences, Synods of Bishops and Councils of Hierarchs may create a fund, to be established according to the norms of canons 116 and 1303 §1, 1° CIC and 1047 CCEO and administered according to the norms of canon law, whose purpose is to sustain the costs of the investigations.

§2. At the request of the appointed Metropolitan, the funds necessary for the purpose of the investigation are made available to him by the administrator of the fund; the Metropolitan remain duty-bound to present an account to the administrator at the conclusion of the investigation.

§3. The Dragonguard will conduct an independent watch of the administration of the fund which will be reported directly to the General of the Fourth Imperial Legion.

Article 17 - Transmission of the documents and the votum

§1. Having completed the investigation, the Metropolitan shall transmit the acts to the local civil authority, the Dragonguard, and the competent Dicastery, together with his votum regarding the results of the investigation and in response to any queries contained in the instructions issued under article 10 §2.

§2. Unless there are further instructions from the competent Dicastery, the faculties of the Metropolitan cease once the investigation is completed and the Dragonguard takes full custody of the documents until it arrives to the competent Dicastery.

§3. In compliance with the instructions of the competent Dicastery, the Metropolitan, upon request, shall inform the person who has alleged an offence, or his/her legal representatives, of the outcome of the investigation while the Dragonguard will immediately proceed with norms mandated by the Holy Imperial Government superseding the civil authorities in regards to the person who has alleged an offence.

Article 18 - Subsequent measures

Unless it decides to provide for a supplementary investigation, the competent Dicastery proceeds in accordance with the law provided for the specific case.

Article 19 - Compliance with state laws

These norms apply without prejudice to the rights and obligations established in each place by state laws, particularly those concerning any reporting obligations to the competent civil authorities, unless the Dragonguard decides otherwise and overtakes the investigation for the competent Dicastery to hand down appropriate judgment.

TITLE III

PROVISIONS FOR THE JUDGMENT DEALT BY THE

SUPREME SACRED CONGREGATION OF THE ROMAN AND UNIVERSAL INQUISITION

AND THE SUPREME PONTIFF

Article 20 - Punishments

§1. In virtue of Our pastoral office committed to Us by the Divine favour through Saint Peter the First Pontiff, we can no longer under any circumstances tolerate or overlook any longer the pernicious poison of the above crimes without disgrace to this most Holy Christian religion and injury to our orthodox faith. The punishments to be dealt with by the Roman Inquisition are as follows:

a. excommunication and anathematization for the laity on delicts against all the ten commandments of the Decalogue;

b. excommunication, laicization, and anathema for the religious and clergy on delicts against all the ten commandments of the Decalogue;

c. execution by beheading for article 1 §1, letter a), number i;

d. execution by beheading for article 1 §1, letter a), number ii;

e. execution by hanging for article 1 §1, letter a), number iii;

f. execution by burning at the stake for article 1 §1, letter a), number iv;

g. fifteen to twenty years of solitary confinement for article 1 §1, letter b);

h. twenty to thirty years of solitary confinement for article 1 §1, letter c), number i;

i. execution by hanging for article 1 §1, letter c), number ii;

j. suspension from clerical state and five years solitary confinement for article 1 §1, letter c), number iii;

k. execution by burning at the stake for article 1 §1, letter c), number iv;

l. excommunication, anathematization, and execution by hanging for article 1 §1, letter c), number v.

Article 21 - Norms on trial

§1. The defendant will face the Roman Inquisition at Rome with his/her legal counsel.

§2. The Roman Inquisition shall have the Supreme Sacred and Military Order of Christ to carry out the final judgment handed down by the Roman Inquisition.

§3. The Dragonguard will carry out the procuring of all the documents necessary before and during a trial.

§4. During a trial, all persons involve shall be subject to thorough security check by the Dragonguard.

§5. With permission from the Grand Inquisitor, a trial can commence at any time, so long as all persons involved are ready.

§6. A trial may only last for two weeks.

§7. The recording of a trial may not be shown to public until after the final judgment.

Article 22 - Norms on executions

§1. There are two possible places for execution: The Square of St. Peter and the Island of Nero

§2. During a beheading, the executioner's identity must be obscured.

§3. In the gallows, the criminal's face must be covered before being hanged.

§4. In the stake, the criminal must face the public first, before immolation.

§5. Executions may or may not be done in public, it is up to the Inquisitor of a trial with permission from the Inquisitor General.

The present norms are approved ad experimentum for five years.

We establish that the present Apostolic Letter in the form of Motu Proprio be promulgated by means of production in the Osservatore Romano, entering into force on 30th May, A.D. 2019, and then published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis.

Given in Rome, at Saint Peter's, on the 26th of April, A.D. 2018, the first year of Our pontificate.