Catholic Bishops may pay tax to the Pope rather than their secular liege.Ĭrusades - Crusades are great holy wars called by the Pope against a particular kingdom title held by a non-Christian.
The Pope can excommunicate Catholic characters.
The Pope can grant the Invasion Casus Belli.
There is always a Pope, even if Rome falls.
Holy sites - Köln, Rome, Santiago, Jerusalem, Canterbury Heresies - Cathar, Fraticelli, Waldensian, Lollard The formal head of the religion is the Bishop of Rome - the Pope. Catholicism is one of the oldest branches of Christianity and the one that has had the biggest impact on the history of Europe.