Storia do Mogor 300: THE FIRST ARTICLE.

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I. That the defendant, being a baptized Christian [129], and furthermore member of an order, and being consequently vowed to a still greater perfection of life, belief, and teaching, in accordance with the ordinances of the Holy Catholic Church, Apostolic and Roman, Our Mother, should not profess evil sentiments in regard to its traditions and decrees by perniciously interpreting its Councils, ceremonies, and customs. Nevertheless, he has acted exactly to the contrary, and forgetting his obligations, having neither fear of God nor of the sanctions of this tribunal, has asserted at a certain time and place indecorous and scandalous propositions, teaching new doctrines, denying the duty of adoring holy images, blaming the public use of them prevailing among Christians, forbidding or condemning the veneration paid to the holy relics of the saints, communicating several of these opinions to persons newly converted, ignorant and feeble in the Faith; conversing scandalously with heretics, Lutherans, Calvinists, and Protestants; approving by his intercourse their damnable heresy; reading their books and many others forbidden by the Holy Councils and the Bull In Coena [Domini].
Since the defendant has transgressed in all these things to the great prejudice of his own soul and the scandal of the faithful, and has sinned against our Holy Faith, Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman, the prosecution demands that he be chastised according to his deserts.