The pope

**FactionHeir** · 05-13-2008, 20:53

What he said

**Andrei** · 05-14-2008, 09:22

But will the game spwan a cardinal just like that??? if there are no pirests to become cardinals...how can he appear???

**FactionHeir** · 05-14-2008, 11:06

No it won't, but the papal faction cannot be eliminated under any circumstances. It will just "hope" that a faction lives somewhere and eventually gets a cardinal.

**Ramses II CP** · 05-14-2008, 14:27

Having won the game for the rebels I can tell you that even when I eliminated my own faction, with there having been no Pope or Cardinals for at least 40 turns, the Papacy was still on the diplomacy screen, scrolls, and etc. Cardinals and Popes don't spawn out of the blue in the absence of religious structures, but as long as there is a single priest in the game there will be a Pope the next turn.

See my Tyrrany's End AAR for more details.

**Old Geezer** · 05-15-2008, 21:23

Aww, shucks. I was gonna try to kill off the Pope and all my priests and cardinals since as the HRE I am the only catholic faction left, just to see what happens: but if ya'll are sure the Pope just remains dormant (which is what I believe) then I don't think I'll waste the hours to see.

Well, I killed him off and all the cardinals and priests. The Papacy and the College of Cardinals remain but are vacant. Everyone is happy except for the native Americans whom are being enslaved and exploited unmercelessly. What a waste of time.