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Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

  Pontifical Biblical Commission

  Virtual conference

  Reverend Father Mathius reviewed the Cardinals and Secretaries after the immersive. Two appeared to sleep, their avatars unmoving. Several had horrified expressions. A few seemed moved to contemplation. The possibility of avatar tampering made expressions less reliable. "I have a brief prepared by Dottore Fermi, to be read after the immersive. First, I would like to say that I have met Templar Navarro in the flesh. Having seen this immersive, should I encounter him again, I would embrace him for his sacrifices. I had no idea of the extent of his dedication." Some of those online murmured "Veritas." Truth. Some were still disturbed by the human bomb attack. That was a feared tactic of the fanatical. Its use under their authority was troubling.

  Father Mathius loaded the immersive brief, "Considerations Regarding Proposals to allow the Falsely Resurrected to Receive Indulgences through Intercession with the Apostolic Penitentiary under the Doctrine of the Communion of Saints" and waited for questions.

  After this meeting he would be doing the presentation for the Cardinal President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Their brief by Dottore Fermi was, "Sin and Salvation as Informed by Imago Christi and forma substantialis." That one would be forwarded to several schisms of Christianity as a sanitized media immersive. Father Luke had said it was still very visceral, but with fewer details built in. The Templars themselves were unaware of the implant's exacting records or their use. They would see the media as recruiting fiction after the rewrite, if they ever found a copy.

  Father Mathius' stomach roiled at seeing the Cornucopia offices again.

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