Pope Announces Birth of Son (MT-PMT Open, Reactions for Now)

[Il Borgia Vaticano]

ACTA DIURNA BORGIAE Papacy Announces to World The Birth of a Son Bells are being rung across the country as crowds cheer for the heralding of a new era. Rome, Italy-A raucous scream of jubilation shook the foundations of the Vatican square and the roads outside the Castel Sant'Angelo this night as a liveried page brought out a simple framed declaration and placed it for heralds to read at the gates of the Castelo. This document was the highly anticipated announcement that His Holiness Soter II and the Voivode Alexandru IV of Wallachia have welcomed a child into the world. The announcement also declared the child to be healthy and a male of sex. Word of the Pope's condition has yet to be announced. The baptism of the child will take place soon. This announcement has been hotly anticipated for the last few months when His Holiness entered the traditional period of confinement that precedes a new child. While reactions to the initial announcement nine months ago were mixed, popular opinion about it rapidly changed as public appearances of the Papal couple became fewer and more loving with time. Many public events saw them together and close, likely a coordinated public relations move, but one that won the hearts of the empire. The reconstruction of Rome following the Sack and Civil War has been steady but depressing, and many see this advent of new life as symbolic of Rome's recovery. Crowds gathered daily and steadily grew outside the Castel Sant'Angelo, waiting with bated breath for the announcement that came today. Thousands of pilgrims have been facilitated in dedicated camps all around the city, some from as far away as the New World. The reactions to the birth have thus far been positive. Official letters of congratulations have already been sent from the desks of King Viracocha of Spain, himself now a father of four, The Queen-Regent of France, and The Serene Gitchgumee of Michigan. The excitement in Romans has been clear and palpable to the eyes and ears. From the Vatican to the Aventine to the taverns of the camps for those who lost their home in the war, patriotic songs are being sung and drunken patrons cheer to the health of the papal babe. As per the declaration of the Holy Father, every Catholic Church on earth is to play the bells in honor of this event, and the music of joy and happiness and devotion is to be heard by all the flock. We will attach the announcement to this article. Top Comments (300,000+ comments) PiousCatholci432353 Pax Tibi! Bless the little babe! Kenarik This article really is going out of its way to avoid saying the words pregnancy or childbirth. ConcernedTurtle Um, what is the Pope's condition? Why are they being so silent about that? McNealSingleFemaleLawyer You know why @Kenarik. They know they've committed an abhorrent sin and are dancing around it. BigFatDongle [COMMENT REMOVED FOR VIOLATING TOS] Click to see more...

An Announcement from The Papal Household

His Holiness The Pope of Rome and Vicar of Jesus Christ was delivered of a son at half-past the Vespers.

The baby weighs 3 kilograms.

The Voivode of Wallachia was present for the advent of the child.

The College of Cardinals, Royal Princes of Spain and Low Countries, and all members of the Borgia Dynasty have been informed and are delighted with the news.

The child is doing well and he and His Holiness will be staying within the Castelo until the full presentation of the child during its baptism. A more formal announcement of which is forthcoming. The name and titles of the child will be announced during the baptism as well.

Signed,
His Holiness, Pope Soter II, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Son of the Mother of The Church, Chosen Visionary of The Sanctified Intercessor and Mother Of God, Shepard of the Flock of Jesus Christ, Sole and Most Sanctified Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Duke of Ferrara, of Reggio, and of Modena, Territorial Abbot Emeritus of Pomposa, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the Servants of God.

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4: For now it is a reaction thread, but there will be an IC event for the Baptism/Christening eventually.

[Organization of Protestant States]

From: President of The Organization of Protestant States Lord Protector David Cromwell, and Bishop Oliver Bunyan of First AnaBaptist Church of Piedmont Square.

To: His Unholiness, His Accursed False Prophet, Apostate & Heretick, Vile Reprobate, Murderer of Christians, Antichrist Soter II


On the Subject of this Papal vile mockery of the Lord's Gospel Ordinance of Baptism

To start off in 1 Corinthians 1:13–16, the Apostle Paul separates receiving the gospel from the ordinance of Baptism. As some of the converts boasted of the men who they were Baptized by Paul made the following distinction.

"Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that eI baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other."

Furthermore when one looks at the Biblical model throughout the New Testament, and especially in Acts 2 it leaves NO ROOM for this vile, damnable wicked heresy of pedobaptism. Children are not capable of knowing the difference between good and evil, or of understanding the gospel and the things of God. This vile Papal heresy has deceived a many across the world.

Repent of this thy wickedness so that God might have mercy on your wretched vile soul. We admonish you to step down from this Unbiblical Papal Bull and bow your knee to the Savior the Lord Jesus Christ to whom you must answer to and submit yourself to a Bible believing Church.

[Il Borgia Vaticano]

*snip*

A Communique from The Cardinal Secretary of State

To The Heretical Followers of the Apostate Martin Luther,

Pax Vobiscum.

I will not even deign to respond to the heretical and absurd core of your so-called 'letter'. Yours is a theological position of no merit nor of any sort of educational value, and even debating it isn't worth the time nor legitimacy such a thing would inevitably occur for you and your ilk.

No. This letter is not for that.

This letter is a rebuke for completely reprehensible behavior on your part as a leader, both functional and spiritual. This is a time of jubilation, hope, and good spirit for our people. Regardless of our own religious disagreements, the civilized option would to have been silence over your travesty. The Holy Father has undergone a greatly arduous process, and is now father to both Church, State, and child. Instead of acting in good faith or behavior, you used this as an opportunity for malicious self-aggrandizing slander against the Pope and the Church. We are all children of god, but today you have acted as a devil in cloth of a clergyman. Despicable. Disgusting. Most of all: Dumb.

For you see, we of the Vatican have recently recovered from a disastrous civil war. Our resources abroad were, naturally, tarnished by this fact. We have not been aware that a so-called Organization of Protestant States existed at all. Until now. Because you have revealed yourselves so openly and so deplorably. This new entity and your letter have been forwarded to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Supreme Inquisition, and in the coming days will be labeled as an enemy of True Religion and a terrorist organization. You yourself and the 'Bishop' of Piedmont Square have been already declared as personae non gratae. If either of you step foot on the European continent, we will know, and you will be hunted down. You will be captured and finally handed over to the Inquisition to be burned as is the legal punishment for heresy and sedition.

Speaking for His Holiness Soter II,
His Eminence, Jaime Miguel de Borja y Unamuno, Cardinal Secretary of State of The Papal States, Prefect and Chief Editor for The Acta Diurna Borgiae, Viceroy of New Spain and Marquis of Selva Alegre

[Mestovakia]

Zamboomer48
XD I thought popes weren't supposed to have kids.

Beef_Maestro
Full support to Cromwell!

Knight_of_The_Wind
Satan waits for the Antipope who brings his spawn unto the world!

Beef_Maestro
The News reported they'll burn Cromwell if he ever steps foot there. Well, time to grab my gun and join the militia, these guys need Jesus.

Several corners of the internet has generally sided behind Cromwell, in annoyance at the latest announcement. Several Catholic groups have voiced their disapproval.

[Il Borgia Vaticano]

ACTA DIURNA BORGIAE Pope Appears With Child For The First Time Date of The Baptism to be Announced Tomorrow Rome, Italy-For the first time in the days following the coming of the 'Papal Child', as the internet has come to call the boy until he is formally named, His Holiness Pope Soter II has been seen by his flock. The world has also looked directly on the Papal Child for the first time as well. The crowds in St. Peter's Square crowded together this morning to catch the best view of the Pope and his family. They presented themselves formally on the great balcony of Saint Peter's, resplendent in all the finery and pomp that one expects from their position. The pope appeared in his papal tiara and mantum, wearing the trasditional silk gloves and shoes as well as his many rings. The Camerlengo and brother-in-vows to the pontiff, The Cardinal Prince of Wallachia, chose not to wear a cardinal's vestments in favor of his royal garb. The princely crown and furred kaftan of Wallachia. Their child was carried in by his wet nurse, swaddled in a blanket of cloth-of-gold and rare silks. The family stood glittering in the rosy dawn of the roman morning as the crowds cheered them on. After years of war and inter-family violence, Christendom saw a an image of perfect familial serenity, grace and dignity in the House of God. Close observers did note that the pontiff was slightly slovenly in his face, being supported as he walked slowly onto the balcony by the Camerlengo. The process must have been especially hard on him, it has been speculated, as his mother and grandmother both perished from similar complications. No official word from the Papal household has confirmed these theories, however. As the cheers died began to die down, His Holiness Soter II took the child in arms. To the collective gasp of the child he suddenly stumbled forward, but with the aid of Gonfalonier Paolo Borgia, he stood steady. The crowd gasped yet again as Soter II raised is infant over the edge of the balcony, high above so the entire crowd could see him. The cloth of gold fell away, and would later be fought over by pilgrims leading to a small riot, and when the child was in clear view the Pope exlcaimed to all: HABEMUS PUELLUM! We have a boy. We have a boy indeed. The crowd erupted into cheers once again, and the Pope took the child back into the Petrine Palace. The Camerlengo led a prayer in thanksgiving and in devotion to the Virgin Mother before returning indoors. Top Comments (245,724) lukiiiiii22 Habemus Puellum! Blessed be the Holy Child! Jack2132 They should totally give the boy a papal name unironically. Like "Oh what's your name?" "Celestine". JennyOfOldStones I won't lie. I screamed a little when he nearly dropped the kid. Is he okay? Perengsten I don't think he is, @JennyOfOldstones. Like the article said, his mother and grandmother (both of them were Borgias of the original line) both died in labor. I heard from a friend who works in the Vatican medical hospital that it might've been eclampsia. LongLiveTheOldRight This is disgusting. Not only is this manwoman bearing a child out of her sacred vows, she's acting like its Christ himself. Do you not all see the symbolism here? Horrific. Click to see more...