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Your Eminence,

I have read the insults and threats you have addressed to my Foreign Minister, as well as those that your Grace has addressed to me. It is not the first time this has happened and most likely not the last either. This sort of language is not proper to a man who claims to have treated me like a son. To serve as an example to your Grace I have never disrespected my two sons because I never believed a point of view can be imposed by threats and insults, but by the power of the argument.

I will personally ask my Chinese craftsmen to create a new pair of glasses for your Grace because it seems those already in your possession seem to be faulty. Perhaps this is the reason for which your Grace has not seen that your edict is NULL and VOID because it lacks the consent of the other Patriarchs.

Furthermore, the arguments invoked to...justify the attack against the Kingdom of Norway lack any solid foundation. Perhaps they would have had some foundation if the reason would have been religious, rather than political, but than again, consent from the Synod was needed for this as well...consent which would probably not have been granted.

Because of these latest events and because of all those that preceded them, such as the Pamplonian Crisis, the Eastern War and of course my excommunication, I call your Grace a LIAR, and an IMPOSTOR awho claims to be a Holy man, but in reality he is not.

Your Grace uses lies and deception to justify your actions and your words are filled with poison and I will not let such a man dictate me, the Duke of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, what to do.

I therefore announce that the Grand Duchy of Moscow will break its ties from the Patriarchy of Rome and NO Muscovite shall recognize Gregory I, as the Patriarch of Rome. Until a new Pope is elected we will regard your position as vacant.

All those who obey your words will still be considered Christians, but misguided Christians and we will give them the benefit of that and no harm shall come to them.

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Scribe, write this in as many copies as you need in order for the other kingdoms to receive my words and guards, escort this...Papal worm out of my sight! Give him the oldest nag we have!