historical writings 888 the religious Superiors with solemn vows, as one professed in the secular Congregation that had ceased to exist, or rather, was transformed into an Order with solemn vows.154 I irrefutably demonstrated that Fr. Provincial was cruelly carried away by anger towards me only on account of hypocritical enmity that made use of the pretext of the law. 30. However, in order for the reverend delegates not to seem to be acting contrary to the Apostolic Decrees, they decided that the entire matter ought to be sent to the Sacred Congregation. At the same time, Fr. Francis, in the name of the Provincial and of the entire Province, with his hand upon his heart, promised that on their side, there would be no assaults against me and my companions, until such time that they receive a judgment favorable to me.155 31. But let the world meditate upon the promise of the religious priest, Rector of the most important house, the Assistant of the Province156 — a promise, I stated, given not to me, but to the Bishop, illustrious in the entire region! He did not yet depart from Krakow and — notice — Fr. Charles of St. Mary, with the authority of a visitator, entered the residence in Kazimierz.157 He thus involved himself in the matter that had already been sent to a higher instance [of authority]. Of course, before he listened to me, he already condemned me at the table of a certain distinguished man.158 In fact, having inquired throughout the entire Province, in all the houses he made an investigation regarding me at the time when I had lived a full six years in the Warsaw 154 Cf. Positio, pp. 151-153 (Doc. VI. B, intr. 1). 155 Thus concluded, at the beginning of June 1670, the fourth and last session of the trial against the Piarist Superiors in Poland, conducted by the diocesan tribunal in Krakow. Cf. Positio, pp. 170-171 (Doc. VI, C, intr. 4). 156 This is Fr. Francis Haligowski, who was ordained in 1657 and was the Rector of the Warsaw house and Assistant Provincial (Assistens Provincialis) during the years 1668-1671. Cf. Positio, p. 261, n. 56; p. 265, n. 77. 157 Father Charles of St. Mary, former Superior of the German Province (16621668), appointed as visitator of the Polish Province on February 22, 1670. He came from Germany to the Piarist residence in Kazimierz, presumably around June 10, 1670. Cf. Positio, pp. 62-163 (Doc. VI, B, 1; D, intr. 1). 158 We do not know who this “distinguished man” was.
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