Quote Originally Posted by Third spearman from the left
When the other factions start a crusade do they need your permission? I know that the pope under AI does not allow crusades against his allies even non-christian ones. I was wondering if anything happed in terms of screen messages when a crusade was launched.
Nothing. There is also no "excommunicate faction" button when playing his holyness. The pope interacts with crusades and diplomacy just like any other faction (though I don't know if he actually receives the bribe for starting a crusade). He can even excommunicate himself for not allowing a crusade to pass .

BTW, great story Phill .