The first of these meetings sentenced the recalcitrant monk to corporal castigation, deposition from the priestly office and imprisonment; his books were to be burned.
But, his castigation of the opposition's obstructionism was a reminder of the possible roadblocks, which could absolve the government of any lapse if the bills fail to become law.
With parliament, the castigation of the cabinet has been, to them, an end in itself rather than an instrument for securing better conditions for the people.