The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c49.65

c49.65

the *Consilium* of 1537, which was intended to be a secret document, was published in Germany by the Protestants, who used it as a weapon against the Papacy. It was a severe blow to the prestige of the Curia, and the Pope was deeply offended. Contarini, who had been the moving spirit of the *Consilium*, was now in a difficult position. He had to defend himself against the charge of having betrayed the secrets of the Church to the heretics. He wrote a letter to the Pope, in which he explained that he had not been responsible for the publication of the *Consilium*, and that he had only intended it for the eyes of the Pope and the cardinals. He also pointed out that the *Consilium* was not a formal document, but only a draft, and that it had not been approved by the Pope.