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Fury erupted at the Conference of Cardinals at the public statement issued by the Slavic Dictator Luk Castle that he believed Ireland was seeking War. The Pontiff was exhorted to issue a stern rebuff to the belligerent and inflammatory stance taken by the Slavic Federation. Brother Superior Torquemada, Internal Security, announced that measures had put in place to intern all Slavic nationals and those of Slavic descent to prevent an outbreak of terrorist activities.
Problems with civil disorder were also reported with armed Slavic and French gangs assaulting innocent Irish civilians in both Dublin and Waterford. Security chiefs reported that whilst in Dublin these problems had been dealt with relatively peacefully with minimal casualties and the arrest of some thirty Slavic agitators the same could not be said of Waterford. There no less than a dozen innocent Irish citizens lost their lives to brutal, largely French, attacks. A shortage of manpower meant that Cardinal Mephistopholes, Bishop of Waterford, was forced to permit the use of firearms and unfortuately no arrests were made, though the bodies of those responsible will be shipped back to France for burial as a gesture of goodwill.
His Holiness Pope Jon urged calm upon both his flock and the respective parties in this dispute. He said 'I will not permit any form of discriminatory action against those of Slavic descent nor any issuance of anti-Slav propoganda. Mr Castle is a most reasonable man and I am sure a friend of the Irish people. He cannot be held responsible for the actions of a few extremists and can be assured that the worst fate, regardless of crime, that any Slav agitator will face is repatriation being sure that Slavic justice will suitably deal with wrongdoers when presented with the evidence.'
When questioned as to his opinion of French policies and leadership the Pontiff was less forthright and declined to comment. It is understood that he has privatly expressed deep diquiet over the sanity of their present leader Klair though this remains unconfirmed.
After being addressed by the Pontiff the Conference agreed, reluctantly, to endorse his offer to act as mediator in the Anglo/Union dispute as he assured them that however unstable the French leadership he knew that in Mr Castle he had a man he could do business with.
In his final statement to the Conference Pope Jon expressed his unequivical support for his English friends and allies. He said 'Whatever may come to pass should no compromise be found then, however regretable, the Papacy will issue a call to arms in support of our English brothers. This would be a defeat for all that the Holy Irish Empire holds dear, especialy as it would mean conflict with Mr Castle whom I regard as my very own brother, but Ireland will never allow unbridled greed and aggression to profit. I appeal to Mr Castle to bring pressure to bear upon his confederate and try to get her to see reason.'
Fury erupted at the Conference of Cardinals at the public statement issued by the Slavic Dictator Luk Castle that he believed Ireland was seeking War. The Pontiff was exhorted to issue a stern rebuff to the belligerent and inflammatory stance taken by the Slavic Federation. Brother Superior Torquemada, Internal Security, announced that measures had put in place to intern all Slavic nationals and those of Slavic descent to prevent an outbreak of terrorist activities.
Problems with civil disorder were also reported with armed Slavic and French gangs assaulting innocent Irish civilians in both Dublin and Waterford. Security chiefs reported that whilst in Dublin these problems had been dealt with relatively peacefully with minimal casualties and the arrest of some thirty Slavic agitators the same could not be said of Waterford. There no less than a dozen innocent Irish citizens lost their lives to brutal, largely French, attacks. A shortage of manpower meant that Cardinal Mephistopholes, Bishop of Waterford, was forced to permit the use of firearms and unfortuately no arrests were made, though the bodies of those responsible will be shipped back to France for burial as a gesture of goodwill.
His Holiness Pope Jon urged calm upon both his flock and the respective parties in this dispute. He said 'I will not permit any form of discriminatory action against those of Slavic descent nor any issuance of anti-Slav propoganda. Mr Castle is a most reasonable man and I am sure a friend of the Irish people. He cannot be held responsible for the actions of a few extremists and can be assured that the worst fate, regardless of crime, that any Slav agitator will face is repatriation being sure that Slavic justice will suitably deal with wrongdoers when presented with the evidence.'
When questioned as to his opinion of French policies and leadership the Pontiff was less forthright and declined to comment. It is understood that he has privatly expressed deep diquiet over the sanity of their present leader Klair though this remains unconfirmed.
After being addressed by the Pontiff the Conference agreed, reluctantly, to endorse his offer to act as mediator in the Anglo/Union dispute as he assured them that however unstable the French leadership he knew that in Mr Castle he had a man he could do business with.
In his final statement to the Conference Pope Jon expressed his unequivical support for his English friends and allies. He said 'Whatever may come to pass should no compromise be found then, however regretable, the Papacy will issue a call to arms in support of our English brothers. This would be a defeat for all that the Holy Irish Empire holds dear, especialy as it would mean conflict with Mr Castle whom I regard as my very own brother, but Ireland will never allow unbridled greed and aggression to profit. I appeal to Mr Castle to bring pressure to bear upon his confederate and try to get her to see reason.'
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