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This is the history of the Papal Emperors of Catholic Europe.

The Establishment

Blessed Pope Jamie I

Full name: Jamie (Michael) McArthy
Age at Coronation: 32
Age at death: 80
Born: Dublin, Ireland
Race: Irish

Our first ruler was Pope Jamie I who reigned for 48 years and who lead us to the Middle East from Europe. He died after being crushed by a statue in a bomb blast at the Maria Cathedral (the holiest cathedral in Genesis City), which was set off a by cult religion called Tumba.

He is now viewed in Catholic Europe as a mythical warlike character, much like King Arthur is in England.

He has been declared a martyr by the Church and, as a result, has been beatified

Pope Leo V

Full name: Leo (Thomas Maria) Doherty
Age at Coronation: 35
Age at death: Unknown
Born: Genesis City
Race: Irish

Our second ruler was Pope Leo V. He is infamous as the ‘'Paedophile Pope’'. He reigned for 26 years, during which time he was dogged by stories of paedophilia, which he categorically denied. He then, after returning from a 'paedophile weekend' in Harumf (a now dead nation), staged his own assassination. He was later found to be living in Harumf.

His remains mysteriously turned up in Nag Ehgoeg and are now interred there. The people of Catholic Europe revile Pope Leo V and he is used to scare little children in folk stories.

Pope Urban IX

Full name: Urban (Joao) Felipao
Age at Coronation: 30
Age at death: 47
Born: Yaren
Race: Brazilian

Our third ruler was Pope Urban IX. He reigned for 17 years and was seen as a very strong, determined man. During a state visit to Nag Ehgoeg, which was under rule by the Black Pope then, he was routinely examined and found to have testicular cancer. The Nag Ehgoeg government then commited compulsory euthanasia on him and he died.

The Nag Ehgoeg government, to this day, continues to deny that Pope Urban IX was murdered.

Pope Sidibie I (Saint Sidibie Okocho)

Full name: Sidibie (Obina George) Okocho
Age at Coronation: 42
Age at death: 45
Born: Genesis City
Race: Nigerian

Our fourth ruler was Pope Sidibie I. He was the first black African Pope. He was a strict Catholic and immediately brought in strict, traditional laws - one of which was to expel all Jews and burn those (Jews) who wouldn't leave. He reigned for only 3 years, after the Cardinals had him arrested for heresy and treason. He was burned at the stake.

Pope Sidibie I was declared to be a saint by Pope Emmanuel I, becoming the first Catholic European Pope to be made a saint. He was also declared to be a martyr for the Holy Catholic Faith

The Golden Age

Pope Dominic I

Full name: Dominic (Leon) Brown
Age at Coronation: 21
Age at death: 89
Born: Kingston
Race: Mixed race

Our fifth ruler was Pope Dominic I. He ruled Catholic Europe for the longest amount of time - reaching his golden anniversary and dying in his 68th year of reign, at the age of 89 years (this record has now been broken by Pope Emmanuel I). He was probably our most 'stable' Pope, but he lead us into two wars (more than any other Pope) and people are now starting to think that perhaps he wasn't such a 'stable' and good Pope.

His reign is often viewed as the Golden Age of Catholic Europe, much like the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England - a long and glorious affair which made Catholic Europe the powerful nation that it is today.

Pope Urban X

Full name: Urban (Duilio José) Aguirre
Age at Coronation: 19
Age at death: 48
Born: Tarla
Race: Mexican

Our sixth ruler was Pope Urban X, the great great-grand cousin of Pope Urban IX. He was coronated at the young age of 19, making him the youngest Pope ever (until Pope Cristiano II & Pope Emmanuel I) and he ruled for 29 years.

He was, effectively, a weak leader, much unlike his papal ancestor and his stubborness was to cause the First Civil War.

He was killed during the Civil War of Catholic Europe which saw the military, headed by General Ricardo (later Emperor Ricardo), rise up and try to overthrow the Church. He was killed when a bomb hit a church that he was preying in, in a village called Tarla.

His reign initated simony amognst the Catholic European Church.

Secular Rule

Civil War & Ceasefire

We then entered a period of civil war which lasted about 12 years, until both the Church and General Ricardo, controlling the military, agreed to a ceasefire.

The ceasefire lasted 3 years and was brought to an abrupt end by General Ricardo. Both the Church and himself had travelled to Patrua in order for peace talks to begin but, on the third day, he was completely offended at the idea of a seperate north-eastern Catholic Europe, which would be run by the Church. He left Patrua and in an unprecendented act, crowned himself Emperor Ricardo I of Catholic Europe.

Emperor Ricardo I

Full name: Ricardo (Lorenzo Roberto Maria) Luccessi
Age at Coronation: 45
Age at death: 89
Born: Genesis City
Race: Italian

Emperor Ricardo I was our seventh ruler and reigned for 44 years. Emperor Ricardo's reign brought huge chaos to Catholic Europe. The economy collasped, the people lived in constant fear of their lives due to puritanical laws and Catholic Europe became an outcast of the region.

However, Emperor Ricardo's reign of terror was brought to an end by an assassination. Many people suspect United Elias' FSB as the culprits of his death but there were many high-ranking officers within Emperor Ricardo's army that had a strong hatred for him.

As a result of his reign, the Church gained ultimate power and people have not questioned it since fearing a return to the tyrannical secular days of Emperor Ricardo. This can also explain Catholic Europes severe hatred for secular rule.