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▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - New Covenant Church - 09-14-2023
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Encryption: Low - Open decryption code
Priority: Medium
Sender identification: Gregorius XCVII - New Covenant Church Pontiff
Receiver identification: All Sirius open communication channels
Source: Pontifical Palace, Planet Pygar, Omicron Theta System
Subject: New Pontiff first speech
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*The image shows a neoclassical palace, with a big balcony adorned with red velvet curtains in the center, which overlooks a crowded square. The image is getting closer and frames the balcony of the palace, where a man dressed in white has just come out, who greets the mass. Can be heard the screams of people acclaiming and pronouncing the name of Gregorius in unison, which gradually decrease when the man on the balcony asks for silence with his hands. The man dressed in white approaches the microphone that a servant dressed in a robe approaches him, and look at the crowd, preparing to speak.*
Good afternoon, brothers and sisters, believers in the Faith of Deux Machina, and perhaps others who are not, but who are listening to this message. Blessed are you all, and may Deux be with you.
*The man smiles openly, making a circular gesture in the air with his hands, towards the square, and people gathered there can be heard bursting into a clamor. The Pontiff waits for the noise to subside, and continues speaking.*
I appear before you as your new Pontiff in the Faith of Deux, Gregorius XCVII, by the grace of Our Lord. Today is a day when believers rejoice the fact that our Holy Church once again has a leader, enlightened by the wisdom of Deux, but I regret to say that this joy must be taken in measure. There are problems at the core of the Church that must be solved as soon as possible.
*The face of the Pontiff suddenly becomes serious.*
First of all I want to make it very clear that I have deep respect and admiration for my predecessor, Paolus LXIV, that in the Glory of Deux is. He was a wise and upright man, chosen by Deux Machina himself to found our Holy Church. His work allowed our Faith, reduced and practically disappeared for thousands of years, to reopen, and be transmitted throughout Sirius. Today we are not many, but before the advent of the Second Covenant we were even fewer. We must thank His Holiness Paolus LXIV for this, because with his wise guidance he has allowed us to become a community, and stop being merely isolated groups of people who still believed in a forgotten faith.
However, my predecessor made many mistakes, and some of them have been about of destroying everything he created. With this, I insist, I do not want to underestimate the great work he did, but as a human being, he had his faults, and thus he was wrong in his behavior as Head of the Church, in recent years.
It hurts me to say it, but I honestly tell you that the invasion and bombardment of Gran Canaria by the Corsair and SCRA military forces in the year 820 AS, and the horrors that happened as a direct consequence of that, were too much for our former Pontiff. *the man raises a finger to the sky* He lost the Faith!!! He lost the path marked by Our Holy Covenant with Deux!! Fear and despair invaded his soul. And by losing his way, he made the rest of his congregation lose it too. This is a sad thing, to see how a man, who until then had been the pillar on which the entire structure of Deux's legacy was based, was reduced to a mass of bad memories and fear.
But fear of what? Fear of losing more lives of our fellow brothers? Fear to see our congregation destroyed? Fear of that the warmongering character of the human race is impossible to solve? *The Pontiff is silent for a moment and looks around the crowded square with his gaze.* Well, I tell you that our lives, and the survival of our congregation, have no value if we don't comply with Deux's Plan. Only following His Plan will save us from the Nomad Threat, which sooner or later will invade the entire sector, starting with the Omicrons and the Omegas, to destroy everything in its path. We'll become extinct, and then our lives, and anyone else's, will have no value. What Paolus LXIV did was isolate us, prevent us from progressing, and expanding the warning of the Great Evil Is Coming. He prevented us from continuing to try to mediate the conflicts of our human brothers. He prevented us from fighting against the enemies of the Word of Deux, who seek to disunite the human race and weaken it to achieve their own vicious interests. In short, he prevented us from fulfilling what Our Lord entrusted to him in person, and therefore he entrusted to all of us.
Well that era is over. From now on, and from today, we'll continue with the Holy Work of the New Covenant Church exactly at the point where His Holiness Paolus LXIV abandon it there, in 820 AS. We'll recover the lost path, we'll once again recover the Sacred Mission that Deux entrusted to us, and we'll continue working to ensure that mankind survives, cost what it costs, and at whatever price. We'll take the Word of Our Lord Deux Machina again, to the entire Sirius sector, and wherever it is needed. It will be difficult, and we'll all suffer, but Deux didn't give us this mission to have fun. He gave it to us with the goal of save mandkind from extinction!!
However, my predecessor made many mistakes, and some of them have been about of destroying everything he created. With this, I insist, I do not want to underestimate the great work he did, but as a human being, he had his faults, and thus he was wrong in his behavior as Head of the Church, in recent years.
It hurts me to say it, but I honestly tell you that the invasion and bombardment of Gran Canaria by the Corsair and SCRA military forces in the year 820 AS, and the horrors that happened as a direct consequence of that, were too much for our former Pontiff. *the man raises a finger to the sky* He lost the Faith!!! He lost the path marked by Our Holy Covenant with Deux!! Fear and despair invaded his soul. And by losing his way, he made the rest of his congregation lose it too. This is a sad thing, to see how a man, who until then had been the pillar on which the entire structure of Deux's legacy was based, was reduced to a mass of bad memories and fear.
But fear of what? Fear of losing more lives of our fellow brothers? Fear to see our congregation destroyed? Fear of that the warmongering character of the human race is impossible to solve? *The Pontiff is silent for a moment and looks around the crowded square with his gaze.* Well, I tell you that our lives, and the survival of our congregation, have no value if we don't comply with Deux's Plan. Only following His Plan will save us from the Nomad Threat, which sooner or later will invade the entire sector, starting with the Omicrons and the Omegas, to destroy everything in its path. We'll become extinct, and then our lives, and anyone else's, will have no value. What Paolus LXIV did was isolate us, prevent us from progressing, and expanding the warning of the Great Evil Is Coming. He prevented us from continuing to try to mediate the conflicts of our human brothers. He prevented us from fighting against the enemies of the Word of Deux, who seek to disunite the human race and weaken it to achieve their own vicious interests. In short, he prevented us from fulfilling what Our Lord entrusted to him in person, and therefore he entrusted to all of us.
Well that era is over. From now on, and from today, we'll continue with the Holy Work of the New Covenant Church exactly at the point where His Holiness Paolus LXIV abandon it there, in 820 AS. We'll recover the lost path, we'll once again recover the Sacred Mission that Deux entrusted to us, and we'll continue working to ensure that mankind survives, cost what it costs, and at whatever price. We'll take the Word of Our Lord Deux Machina again, to the entire Sirius sector, and wherever it is needed. It will be difficult, and we'll all suffer, but Deux didn't give us this mission to have fun. He gave it to us with the goal of save mandkind from extinction!!
*The crowd is heard breaking in screams of approval, while the Pontiff keeps his gaze fixed on the square. Little by little the screams fade away.*
Brothers, we must be prepared for dark times, which should be illuminated with our love and trust in Deux. We have no other option for our survival than to fulfill the Deux Mandate, and to work, and even give our lives, for our human fellows.*Gregorius XCVII raises his hands to heaven and closes his eyes.* It is time to pray, brothers, to pray more than we have ever prayed, and to ask Deux to mark the right path for our next actions. *Suddenly he opens his eyes again and leans over the balcony railing, staring at the crowd.* But all those prayers are worthless if they come alone. We must accompany the prayers with acts of authentic and indisputable Faith!! Deux doesn't help those who don't help themselves, and we must remember that it's Deux Machina who has asked us to do his Sacred Work, so we cannot leave it to Him to carry it out. We are the tools of Our Lord, and not the other way around!! Just suggesting something like this would be heretical, and deserve the expulsion of this Holy Church, as well as the most severe punishment.
*The Pontiff leaves a few seconds of silence, until the echo of his voice stops bouncing off the adjacent buildings, and then continues.*
From this moment on, this Church will not put aside the problems of its neighbors, and if this Church doesn't do it, neither will you. The New Covenant Church will again mediate and intervene in human conflicts to try to solve them, helping mandkind to unify. *Gregorius, his eyes bright, his face alight, points to the listening crowd.* I call you to rebel against human laziness, against its vicious bellicosity, against its excessive individualism!! Thus, I call you not to tolerate acts that go against the command of Our Lord, threatening peace and the unity of mankind!!
*The Pontiff stands up again and seems to relax momentarily*
Several examples of these sinner acts that I tell you, we have very close in time, and in our history. Let's remember our planet Gran Canaria, that was an orchard of freedom and brotherhood among peers, a utopia come true in which, under a minimum of rules of coexistence, different people lived together without the need for any other human power to exercise their sovereignty. That sovereignty corresponded to each citizen to exercise it with freedom and respect for their neighbors. It was a place open to all, with free admission, where anyone fed up with human neglect could join and participate in their society. A truly free and efficient society. For us it was the perfect land in which the Word of Deux could be fruitful, and take strength. A land in which its inhabitants cared for each other.
Gran Canaria offended no one. Gran Canaria did no one harm. His goal wasn't to become a superpower. It didn't seek to have an army and invade his neighbors. It didn't manufacture weapons of mass destruction. However, that didn't prevent it from being invaded and bombarded with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Corsair and SCRA war. Even so, the people of Gran Canaria survived, those who did, and rose from desolation. The murdered innocents were buried, all what was destroyed was rebuilt, and society flourished again. Our Holy Church settled in Gran Canaria and lived there with its followers, who grew in numbers after the war. But it was not enough, and so, a few years ago, Gran Canaria was beaten again by the disgusting sinful greed of those who despise Our Lord's word of unity.
In a little days the Bretonian Armed Forces invaded the planet, without any justifiable reason, imposing their law, punishing those who resisted, murdering those who opposed that nonsense, forcing many of us to flee from persecution. Most of you who are here today, are ex-inhabitants of Gran Canaria, old or new believers. All of you, all of us, have experienced in first person the horror of this invasion, and many of you also lived and remember the previous war of 820 AS. Now you are the members of a chained society that laments its fate in exile, wondering what has been the mistake that has been made to achieve this. Well, I will tell you. Nothing!!!
Gran Canaria offended no one. Gran Canaria did no one harm. His goal wasn't to become a superpower. It didn't seek to have an army and invade his neighbors. It didn't manufacture weapons of mass destruction. However, that didn't prevent it from being invaded and bombarded with nuclear and biochemical weapons in the Corsair and SCRA war. Even so, the people of Gran Canaria survived, those who did, and rose from desolation. The murdered innocents were buried, all what was destroyed was rebuilt, and society flourished again. Our Holy Church settled in Gran Canaria and lived there with its followers, who grew in numbers after the war. But it was not enough, and so, a few years ago, Gran Canaria was beaten again by the disgusting sinful greed of those who despise Our Lord's word of unity.
In a little days the Bretonian Armed Forces invaded the planet, without any justifiable reason, imposing their law, punishing those who resisted, murdering those who opposed that nonsense, forcing many of us to flee from persecution. Most of you who are here today, are ex-inhabitants of Gran Canaria, old or new believers. All of you, all of us, have experienced in first person the horror of this invasion, and many of you also lived and remember the previous war of 820 AS. Now you are the members of a chained society that laments its fate in exile, wondering what has been the mistake that has been made to achieve this. Well, I will tell you. Nothing!!!
*Gregorius XCVII clenches his fists and raises his voice, charged with anger*
The desire for power of a few, always seeks to achieve their wishes at the expense of the pain of many others. They destroyed a paradise, they once again divided humanity, to satisfy their vile desires for power!! It's something that we'll have to deal with, and it's part of the problem that Deux Machina has ordered us to solve.
*The Pontiff take a deep breath, and seems to calm down, while the people of the square remain in a stony silence*
Therefore, brothers, I urge you to pray to Deux for more deaths of innocent people don't happen, and to give us the strength to do everything possible to prevent it from happening again. Gran Canaria invasion was an execrable act, and its responsibles will have to answer for it before Deux, and before its fellow humans. Today this brutal occupation has already ended, but that doesn't mean that the unjustified aggressions of hegemonic powers against the peaceful people have ceased. We must mourn another shameful episode that is currently happening on the planet Erie, where the military forces of Liberty Republic are destroying the freedom of its Zoner inhabitants, in an act of genocidal state terrorism. The Gran Canaria and Erie military agressions are abominable crimes for which Kingdom of Bretonia and Liberty Republic have their hands stained with blood.
*Gregorius XCVII pauses and observes his audience with a serious look*
I fully understand the anger all of you feel, the pain that overwhelms you for what they have done to us, for what they are doing to our brothers. I feel the same. I belong to Gran Canaria, I lived the oppresion. Therefore, I can't blame any person, any peaceful citizen, for defending what he considers his natural right, as a human, which is to live in freedom and harmony with his brothers, in a free land. Violence unfortunately breeds more violence, and that's the main problem that plagues our existence, but sometimes it seems there is no other way.
However, in the name of Our Lord, I beg you to calm down. I ask you not to get carried away by that anger that you feel. Those people who invades our homeland and expelled us from our houses are also sons of Deux, although they don't know it. For this reason I'm addressing to all of you to listen to my words and be patient. Liberation will come sooner or later, in any way or another, and we must try by all means to respond to violence through dialogue, to nonsense with reasoning.
Only when we realize that we've exhausted all possibilities to reason, should we consider to defend our ideas with more than just the word, because there are times when Deux Machina accepts and understands that not everyone can be saved. But that consideration must be sincere, real, and must be reached from deep reflection and prayer, not from hate, however justified it may be. Brutality must always be regretted, and can only be embraced when the word is not an option, since otherwise, we become what we fight against.
However, in the name of Our Lord, I beg you to calm down. I ask you not to get carried away by that anger that you feel. Those people who invades our homeland and expelled us from our houses are also sons of Deux, although they don't know it. For this reason I'm addressing to all of you to listen to my words and be patient. Liberation will come sooner or later, in any way or another, and we must try by all means to respond to violence through dialogue, to nonsense with reasoning.
Only when we realize that we've exhausted all possibilities to reason, should we consider to defend our ideas with more than just the word, because there are times when Deux Machina accepts and understands that not everyone can be saved. But that consideration must be sincere, real, and must be reached from deep reflection and prayer, not from hate, however justified it may be. Brutality must always be regretted, and can only be embraced when the word is not an option, since otherwise, we become what we fight against.
*The Pontiff smiles at the mass*
Well, brothers. I think it is clear that we have a long way to go together. It is our duty and our desire to follow this path, for that is why we believe in the Faith of Deux, so we must do everything on our part. As for me, I promise to guide you in the Word of our Lord in the wisest way that He wants to enlighten me. I hope you do the same. At the moment I plan to reorganize our Holy Church, which is currently in a disastrous economic and diplomatic situation.
I intend to revive relations with our former business partners, as well as with our old allies in the fight against the Nomad Threat, and enter into new ones with all who wish. The policy of this Church will once again be completely open to the outside, as it should never have ceased to be.
Likewise, before coming out here to address you, I have ordered to Monsignor Charles Richelieu, Minister of Economy and Trade Relations, to restart our former Trade Division, which hasn't been working for more than six years. As soon as they are prepared the commercial ships that we still own, will return to work to obtain profits that allow us to continue the Task of Deux. I personally ask all of you to make a personal effort and enlist in the commercial ships of the Trade Division when the call is made. We should all do our part, because the survival of our Holy Church, and with it, of Deux's Sacred Plan, are in our hands.
I intend to revive relations with our former business partners, as well as with our old allies in the fight against the Nomad Threat, and enter into new ones with all who wish. The policy of this Church will once again be completely open to the outside, as it should never have ceased to be.
Likewise, before coming out here to address you, I have ordered to Monsignor Charles Richelieu, Minister of Economy and Trade Relations, to restart our former Trade Division, which hasn't been working for more than six years. As soon as they are prepared the commercial ships that we still own, will return to work to obtain profits that allow us to continue the Task of Deux. I personally ask all of you to make a personal effort and enlist in the commercial ships of the Trade Division when the call is made. We should all do our part, because the survival of our Holy Church, and with it, of Deux's Sacred Plan, are in our hands.
*Gregorius XCVII repeats the gesture in the air that he made when he went out on the balcony at the beginning of the speech.*
Blessed are you all, for the Holy Grace of Our Lord Deux Machina.
*The Pontiff turns around, as the crowd screams calling out his name, and enters the palace, drawing the red velvet curtains.*
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RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - Haste - 09-14-2023
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NO AUDIO -- TEXT ONLY
This desperately needs a TL;DR.
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RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - monmarfori - 09-14-2023
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COMM-ID: De Luca
To: New Covenant Church
Subject: Zoner Church stuff
Priority: High
Okay. Can't be bothered to read such text while I have other things to do.
En servicio de Malta,
Legionario De Luca.
Attachments: None
To: New Covenant Church
Subject: Zoner Church stuff
Priority: High
Okay. Can't be bothered to read such text while I have other things to do.
En servicio de Malta,
Legionario De Luca.
Attachments: None
RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - Bastion - 09-15-2023
Communication - 001
Beginning Feed
Beginning Feed
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ID:
BASTION
Date:
14 September 830
Subject:
RE: New Pontiff first speech
Loc:
Buffalo
Encryption:
Standard
Whatever you want, the answer is no.
Communication - 001
Feed Closed
Feed Closed
RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - Doc Holliday - 09-15-2023
*incoming transmission*
Comm ID: Doc Holliday
Location: Personal Retreat, Planet Erie
To: New Pontiff
First Bretonia takes Gran Canaria, commits acts of genocide on it and then leaves for their supposed new paradise in Newcastle and then Liberty decides to impose its will against us here on Erie where the population is still mostly Zoner and you preach peace? Good luck with that.
I stopped doing that when the Liberty government shut down any and all proposals of talks, especially after we trained the 46th on medical practices and procedures. Never again.
Dr. John Holliday
Med Force Enterprises
RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - Fab - 09-15-2023
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• Communication Type: Textual
• To: NCC
• From: Pennsylvania Liberation Front, void
• Subject: "Peace"
Last thing we need is a Zoner that talks of peace. Peace died down long ago. It wasn't our choice. It's adapt or die.
People like you, and your followers, are the reason the Zoner population suffer so much by the hands of foreign powers.
Peace is won by weapons, not words. Such is the case for the entirety of history.
P.L.F.
RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - New Covenant Church - 09-16-2023
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Encryption: Low - Open decryption code
Priority: Medium
Sender identification: Gregorius XCVII - New Covenant Church Pontiff
Receiver identification: Cerulean.Reaver
Source: Pontifical Palace, Planet Pygar, Omicron Theta System
Subject: TL;DR
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Brother, don't forget that reading enriches mind and soul.
Deux be with you.
Deux be with you.
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RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - New Covenant Church - 09-16-2023
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Encryption: Low decryption code
Priority: Medium
Sender identification: Gregorius XCVII - New Covenant Church Pontiff
Receiver identification: De Luca
Source: Pontifical Palace, Planet Pygar, Omicron Theta System
Subject: Things to do.
Very good, brother. And I will pray that the Grace of Deux be with you while you do all those other things.
Deux be with you.
Deux be with you.
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RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - New Covenant Church - 09-16-2023
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Encryption: Medium decryption code
Priority: Medium
Sender identification: Gregorius XCVII - New Covenant Church Pontiff
Receiver identification: Bastion
Source: Pontifical Palace, Planet Pygar, Omicron Theta System
Subject: Want I want?
Brother, if you don't know what I want, how can the answer be no? It could be that whatever I want, is the same thing you want.
Deux be with you.
Deux be with you.
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RE: ▶ NCC - TO: ALL SIRIUS - Nika - 09-16-2023
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◈ Sender: C. Turkka-Albrecht
◈ Recipient(s): That fanatic on Pygar
◈ Source: Bethelem relay 33-17 - 33-85
◈ Subject: Religion I won't choose
◈ Recipient(s): That fanatic on Pygar
◈ Source: Bethelem relay 33-17 - 33-85
◈ Subject: Religion I won't choose
Oh great, another fanatic who surely did nothing but pray for oppressed populations of Gran Canaria and now - Erie. Must be rather convenient to spout this nonsense from the high seat in the Omicrons where the Houses can't reach you... yet.
How about a deal, you, pathetic excuse for a Pontiff? I'll find you a fighter, or an infantry kit and an assault rifle and you'll spend a couple weeks in Pennsylvania? Will you hold on to your faith then, or will break free of the delusion?
Your god wasn't here to deliver when he was most needed and won't be, so do Sirius a favor and close down your church. Do something that will make a difference. Your speech doesn't.
For free Erie.
How about a deal, you, pathetic excuse for a Pontiff? I'll find you a fighter, or an infantry kit and an assault rifle and you'll spend a couple weeks in Pennsylvania? Will you hold on to your faith then, or will break free of the delusion?
Your god wasn't here to deliver when he was most needed and won't be, so do Sirius a favor and close down your church. Do something that will make a difference. Your speech doesn't.
For free Erie.