When the value is low, the chief pontiff can no longer call for Crusades, heresies start to run rampant, and characters and provinces will not convert to the religion easily. This value represents how respected the religion is and its general hold over the faithful. Moreover, characters within the kingdom are immune to excommunication by the Pope, and foreign bishops who prefer your antipope might actually pay taxes to him (and therefore to you.) Antipopes cannot call for Crusades, however.Īnother downside is that the setting up - and existence of - antipopes harms the 'Moral Authority' of your religion. This will ensure that all of the bishops in the kingdom pay taxes to the Crown, and will allow the king to excommunicate characters within the kingdom (but not outside it), arrange divorce, etc. Kings with Crown Investiture and high enough Prestige can set up a Pope of their own an Antipope. There is a way around this problem too though: antipopes. Why not just do this all the time then? Because the Pope will be most displeased with kings who have passed this law, effectively barring them from any special Papal favors. This allows them to appoint new bishops who are appropriately grateful and loyal. However, if the Prince-Bishop happens to like his liege more than the Pope, he will instead pay taxes to his liege (and allow his troop levies to be raised.) The problem is just that the clergy naturally tends to favor the Pope, which is why kings can pass a law called Crown Investiture. The income from these holdings normally goes to the Pope and not the secular liege of the bishops. As you probably recall, fiefdoms can be held by members of the clergy (the rich and juicy Temple type baronies in particular). Perhaps the most central feature of the Catholic Church, however, is the investiture of bishops. Rulers can request excommunications, divorce or an invasion casus belli from the Pope, but it will cost them a lot of Piety, and requires that the Pope hold them in high regard.

He can also, on rare occasions, grant a divorce or a special Casus Belli. For example, Catholicism has an independent chief pontiff (the Pope) who can excommunicate people and call for crusades.

Catholic and Orthodox) and their heresies (Waldensian, Bogomilist, etc.) Now, the specific religions have certain characteristics that set them apart from each other.

Each group encompasses the main religions (e.g. There are three groups of religions in CKII: Christian, Muslim and Pagan. Yes, my friends, it is time to get serious and talk about religion, and, being a game about medieval times, religion obviously plays a huge part. It's the first Thursday of a new month, and the stars just happen to be exactly right for a new entry in the Crusader Kings II developer diary! God willing, it will be an enlightening one.

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