Quote Originally Posted by cassu
i have the same problem as you but im wondering that how much money should you give the pope? i dont got that much cash to spare and does it make any difference to give several times 100 or just once 1000?
I do it in 100ƒ increments. If I get the "barely accepted" message with the whine "I guess we'll agree to this if we must," I offer another gift of another ƒ100. I also give him map information once in a while.

On a finer point that I'm not sure of, factions are reconciled when an old pope dies and a new one is elected -- unless there is a crusade in progress against them. The faction remains excommunicated until the Crusade is resolved. Somebody who plays Catholic factions more than I do needs to speak up on that.