What happens when you conquer the Papal States?

[Whacker]

IrishAmenian, you're thinking of MTW

In M2TW, the Pope will not return with troops but will exist as long as there are cardinals to be elected.

The papacy itself cannot be destroyed.

So wait, I'm honestly not clear on this still... Say you kill off the Papal States faction, take all lands held by it.

Now say you knock off the pope-o-matic himself.

Now say the college of cardinals is completely empty. In fact say for giggles that there are no catholic priests at all in game.

What happens if all 3 of these conditions exist simultaneously?