Just a tip for any that may be having problems with the Pope I can offer this tip. Bribery! The Pope loves monetary gifts. I'm not sure yet whats the lowest amount to influence him but a thousand florin will always get you at least one extra level of esteem on the chart. I once gave 10,000 florin just to see what it'd do and it jumped from halfway on the chart to the very top. Money can also buy Cardinal votes if your guy is in the running. So if you attack someone and the Pope gets mad send him a gift. If you failed to go or complete on a crusade and he frowns at you, give him money and watch your esteem go back up. Want to buy votes to get your guy elected pope? Buy them. Usually this takes 5,000 florin though to do.
I started sending a diplomat to camp Rome in my games now just so I can influence the Pope and his religous ways. It works well.![]()
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