Difference between revisions of "Pantocratoria"
(Added religion section, intend to add more sections along this organisation) |
m (→Religion) |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
Pantocratoria is a [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] country. The vast majority of its population is devoutly Catholic (the exact percentage is not actually known since the Imperial Census doesn't ask - all citizens are assumed to be Catholic), and the institutions of the state are inseperably intertwined with the Church (the Church, through the [[Pantocratorian Congregation for the Protection of the Creed]], is Pantocratoria's electoral body). Although technically legal, it is virtually impossible for anybody outside the Catholic clergy to obtain the proper permits to erect a religious building (in a nation of around three billion people, there isn't one official mosque outside of the embassies of Moslem countries). | Pantocratoria is a [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] country. The vast majority of its population is devoutly Catholic (the exact percentage is not actually known since the Imperial Census doesn't ask - all citizens are assumed to be Catholic), and the institutions of the state are inseperably intertwined with the Church (the Church, through the [[Pantocratorian Congregation for the Protection of the Creed]], is Pantocratoria's electoral body). Although technically legal, it is virtually impossible for anybody outside the Catholic clergy to obtain the proper permits to erect a religious building (in a nation of around three billion people, there isn't one official mosque outside of the embassies of Moslem countries). | ||
| − | Significant strains exist with the Pantocratorian Catholic community however, over the issue of the French rite. Before 1593, Pantocratoria used the [[wikipedia:Eastern Rite|Greek rite]]. Early Pantocratorian history was marked by conflicts between those who believed that the Pantocratorian Church should be in communion with Rome (and therefore be [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]) and those who believed that the Pantocratorian Church should be in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople (and therefore be Greek Orthodox). The tensions were perpetuated by the use of the [[wikipedia:Eastern Rite|Greek rite]] employed by Greek Orthodox churches. Emperor [[Demetrius VII Comnenus]] decided to make a clean break and forced the whole Pantocratorian Church to change to the Latin rite. After the [[wikipedia:Second_Vatican_Council]], Pantocratoria's bishops adopted the French rite to use throughout the entire empire. Given the nation's substantial Greek speaking minority, the cause of the [[wikipedia:Eastern Rite|Greek rite]] hasn't been forgotten in the four centuries since it was set aside - it was even a political issue, its re-establishment being part of the [[Constantinople Party]]'s election platform in the second 2004 election for the [[Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament|Imperial Parliament]]. | + | Significant strains exist with the Pantocratorian Catholic community however, over the issue of the French rite. Before 1593, Pantocratoria used the [[wikipedia:Eastern Rite|Greek rite]]. Early Pantocratorian history was marked by conflicts between those who believed that the Pantocratorian Church should be in communion with Rome (and therefore be [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]]) and those who believed that the Pantocratorian Church should be in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople (and therefore be Greek Orthodox). The tensions were perpetuated by the use of the [[wikipedia:Eastern Rite|Greek rite]] employed by Greek Orthodox churches. Emperor [[Demetrius VII Comnenus]] decided to make a clean break and forced the whole Pantocratorian Church to change to the Latin rite. After the [[wikipedia:Second_Vatican_Council|Second Vatican Council]], Pantocratoria's bishops adopted the French rite to use throughout the entire empire. Given the nation's substantial Greek speaking minority, the cause of the [[wikipedia:Eastern Rite|Greek rite]] hasn't been forgotten in the four centuries since it was set aside - it was even a political issue, its re-establishment being part of the [[Constantinople Party]]'s election platform in the second 2004 election for the [[Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament|Imperial Parliament]]. |
== Facts == | == Facts == | ||
Revision as of 00:01, 16 January 2005
| |
| Flag of Pantocratoria | |
| Motto: Pour Dieu et Son Empire | |
| No Map Available Yet | |
| Region | Pantocratorian Archipelago |
|---|---|
| Capital | New Rome |
| Official Language(s) | French, Greek |
| Leader | Emperor Andreus I Capet |
| Population | About 3 billion |
| Currency | ducat |
| NS Sunset XML | |
Pantocratoria is the largest nation in the Pantocratorian Archipelago. It was founded by a group of refugees (the Knights of the Order of the Pantocrator and their families) fleeing the Ottoman Empire after the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453. The Pantocratorian Imperial line (the House of Bourbon-Comnenus-Palaeologus) sees itself as an extension of the Roman Emperors of Constantinople (see Byzantine Empire). It also claims descent from the Bourbon kings of France through Emperor Louis I, who was, Pantocratorian scholars claim, the missing King Louis XVII of France (see Louis XVII of France), who disappeared during the French Revolution.
Culture
Pantocratorian society is culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse. In the rural countryside of mainland Pantocratoria, Greek-speaking Pantocratorians predominantly work in the agricultural sector. They are typically poorly educated, and earn less than their metropolitan compatriots. In Pantocratoria's cities live highly educated, comparatively affluent French-speaking Pantocratorians. In outlying islands, most notably the Exarchate of New Jerusalem, live so-called "Pantocratorian Indians" (and people descended from inter-marrying between European Pantocratorians and Pantocratorian Aboriginals), who tend to speak Greek and depend on fishing and other marine industries for their income.
Pantocratorian cultural institutions, architecture, art, and music are generally a synthesis of earlier Byzantine influences and later French ones. Pantocratorian architecture is famous for its ability to immediately evoke affection or expressions of distaste from non-Pantocratorians, with its odd clash of styles forming a mis-matching whole, with components from the Byzantine, baroque, rococo, and occassionally gothic styles all shamelessly thrown together without a thought of visual cohesion. Pantocratorian artwork tends to the religious subject matter of the Byzantine, in the heroic pre-impressionist French style.
Religion
Pantocratoria is a Roman Catholic country. The vast majority of its population is devoutly Catholic (the exact percentage is not actually known since the Imperial Census doesn't ask - all citizens are assumed to be Catholic), and the institutions of the state are inseperably intertwined with the Church (the Church, through the Pantocratorian Congregation for the Protection of the Creed, is Pantocratoria's electoral body). Although technically legal, it is virtually impossible for anybody outside the Catholic clergy to obtain the proper permits to erect a religious building (in a nation of around three billion people, there isn't one official mosque outside of the embassies of Moslem countries).
Significant strains exist with the Pantocratorian Catholic community however, over the issue of the French rite. Before 1593, Pantocratoria used the Greek rite. Early Pantocratorian history was marked by conflicts between those who believed that the Pantocratorian Church should be in communion with Rome (and therefore be Roman Catholic) and those who believed that the Pantocratorian Church should be in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople (and therefore be Greek Orthodox). The tensions were perpetuated by the use of the Greek rite employed by Greek Orthodox churches. Emperor Demetrius VII Comnenus decided to make a clean break and forced the whole Pantocratorian Church to change to the Latin rite. After the Second Vatican Council, Pantocratoria's bishops adopted the French rite to use throughout the entire empire. Given the nation's substantial Greek speaking minority, the cause of the Greek rite hasn't been forgotten in the four centuries since it was set aside - it was even a political issue, its re-establishment being part of the Constantinople Party's election platform in the second 2004 election for the Imperial Parliament.
Facts
- Coat of Arms:
- National Motto: "Pour Dieu et Son Empire"
- Government Type: Monarchy, with a democratically elected parliament which governs with the monarch's permission
- Head of State: His Most Catholic and Imperial Majesty Emperor Andreus I Capet
- Head of Government: The Right Honourable the Imperial Chancellor Dr Thibault Drapeur
- Official/Predominant Religion: Roman Catholic
