The reasons which have determined their choice of such a meeting place are no secret; they desire by this outrageous provocation to glut the hatred which they nourish against the Church, and to bring their incendiary torches within reach of the Roman Pontificate by attacking it in its very seat."
The motivations behind their selection of such a meeting location are well-known; they aim to satiate the intense animosity they harbor towards the Church by using this provocative act to draw closer to the Roman Pontificate, thereby placing its authority within striking distance.