Request of exemption

[Titus Flavius Severus]

[Marcus Flavius Celsus]

[Lucius Aurelius Curio]

Curio Sal.

After speaking with Consul Philo, we have agreed to am exemption to this edict. However, the exemption goes as follows. There will be one Pater Patrum, as per your bylaws. However this individual will need to be elected or else you're in conflict with your own bylaws as being leaderless.

Secondly, you will need to elect an administrative leader for having on file as a backup leader when needed. They do not have to be part of your religious hierarchy, merely someone we can contact for administrative purposes.

Do you find this exemption an agreeable compromise?

Valete Bene!

L. Aurelius Curio

[Lucius Curtius Philo]

Salvete,

We can make everyone happy here.

You need to understand why this edict was issued. It was issued because many collegia were dormant and one person controlled too many with near absaloute control. This edict is issued to improve the collegia. If one person is away a back up is around. This is important. All other collegia have had much success so far in adopting this edict.

Now I also hear what you are saying. It's a good argument. I have no desire to regulate how this cult works or develops.

I just need two names of people who will be responsible for representing this collegia to the Republic. You can call these people whatever you want. We just need two people who will take on the internal legal responsibility for the group and any denarii that gets placed in its account.

Beyond this I have no interest in telling this Collegium how to arrange its affairs.

I look forward to seeing your research and development of this cult. I hope it becomes more active in the months ahead. It certainly has the potential.

So with this in mind. Review the compromise made by my colleague, Consul L. Aurelius Curio. Let's work something out for the good of our respublica and Mithras. I think we can all appreciate each others mutual concerns and satisfy them. Right my friends?

valete.

[Appius Iunius Seneca]

Salvete

I put my humble opinion abut it in Cultus Mithrae under topic "Elections as requested by the Consules".
Please read it - I do not want to write the same things two times.
Salvete

[Titus Flavius Severus]

Salvete,

Consules Philo and Curio, I'm glad to hear that you have made an exception to our religious collegium. Pater Patrum will be elected in accordance with our bylaws. If you need any other name, it would be one of the members of the Concilium Patrum, which will determined by Pater Patrum.

Valete bene,
T. Fl. Severus