The church leaders watched as Archbishop Brienne coughed violently, nearly collapsing. They hurried forward to help him back to bed, urging him to discuss matters only after he recovered.
Meanwhile, at the Saint Prodo Brothers Monastery in Eastern Paris, Archbishop of Blois faced his theology exam retake.
Four priests joined him in retaking the exam, but for the sake of the Archbishop's dignity, he was allowed to answer the questions alone in the rector's office.
In truth, Archbishop of Blois viewed the assessment with disdain. His theology scores had been among the top in all of France's seminaries back in his day, and he frequently authored works on the Bible, marking him as a typical academic-style cleric.
He was determined to rally against the committee dispatched by the Holy See once he achieved outstanding results in the assessment.
