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hprints-00683151, version 2 - 19 Mar 2013
[42] But if this solution is not acceptable, then think of others. You will find that the
duke will refuse nothing that you consider to be reasonable. And if you do not
accept any of this, I shall, if you so require, show that within the city of Pavia itself
there is general support for the pope. But let us now leave this issue. Evidently, we
cannot force the pope to come to a place where he does not want to go, but it is
sufficient for me to have removed the ground for him to reject Pavia and to have
shown that he is able to travel there with ease.
2.6. Pavia is also convenient for the council
[43] It remains to show that also the council can move to Pavia with ease. For even if
everybody declares that the pope is essential for bringing back the Greeks, I
consider that the council is just as important. The council started this whole matter.
So, it would be shameful to discontinue the council and meritorious to continue it. It
is the responsibility of the council to select the location, to find the money, to send
the triremes, and generally to have the final say concerning the completion of the
whole the matter. So, the presence of both the council and the ope is required, and
you must, therefore, choose a location which is convenient for both.
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