So I am busy fighting way east of Italy/W.Europe and for the zillionth time the recently reemerged Italians spanked the pope. As it always goes, he reemerges and the announcement comes as the year changes. I am glad because I am not at war with the couple remaining Catholics anyway and have 3 crusade crosses sitting idle waiting for a pope to bless the usage of them. I ignored the details of the warning window.
Well, it seems the pope is a bit greedy upon his return. He not only reemerged in Rome and Papal States but also in Burgandy????
I own Burgandy having conquered it long ago its at 200% loyalty with 1 peasant and one tattered 24 man archer/governor. The pope appears inside with 1200 1st rate troops.
Rut Ro Raggie

Luckily I have a couple troop factories in my neighboring provinces and a few odds and ends armies just south that were holding a border against the Italians in Tuscany.
I won a narrow defending victory but it was very close.

I assumed it was a fluke thing and withdrew my army to other places it was needed.
40 years later, same thing again He appears in Italy but also in Burgandy