Thanks, folks - I figured it out. Ironside - you got me on the right track. The offer came from the "King of the Papal States" - i.e. the Sicilians, not the Pope. I should have looked more closely at the flag instead of just reading the text. Didn't realize that the Sicilian King carries that title, even when he doesn't posses anything besides Sicily and Naples. (And thanks for the F2 thing - turns out that I have a whole bunch of screen shots in there I didn't even know I'd made!)

So I guess the Pope doesn't have kids in this game. Too bad, it was kinda funny.

Thanks again,