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	*''[[Ness Snorlaxia]]'' has an atheistic view and the church and state are totally seperate. As such, there are over 2 billion people who don't follow any religion. However, Catholcism is the most dominant religion in the country, with about 688 million followers.		*''[[Ness Snorlaxia]]'' has an atheistic view and the church and state are totally seperate. As such, there are over 2 billion people who don't follow any religion. However, Catholcism is the most dominant religion in the country, with about 688 million followers.
	*The Holy Republic of ''[[Lloegr-Cymru]]'s'' established religion is Roman Catholicism. Roughly 80% of the population, at the last census, professed to be members of this faith.		*The Holy Republic of ''[[Lloegr-Cymru]]'s'' established religion is Roman Catholicism. Roughly 80% of the population, at the last census, professed to be members of this faith.
−	*100% of the people of the Kingdom of ''[[Gavleborg-Uppsala]]'' adhere to the doctrine, authority, and techings of the Roman Catholic Church. Also, Catholicism is the official of the empire, all other faiths have been banned.	+	*100% of the people of the Kingdom of ''[[Gavleborg-Uppsala]]'' adhere to the doctrine, authority, and techings of the Roman Catholic Church. Also, Catholicism is the official of the empire, all other faiths have been banned (despite the fact that such banning is contrary to the teaching of [[Wikipedia:Dignitatis Humanae|the Second Vatican Council]].)
	===Recognising Pope Leo XIV ([[Holy Vatican See]]'s Pope)===		===Recognising Pope Leo XIV ([[Holy Vatican See]]'s Pope)===

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This article deals with Roman Catholicism as it relates to NationStates. For more general information, see the Wikipedia article on this subject.

Many NS nations profess the Christian Roman Catholic religion and loyalty to the Holy See. Unlike the real world, however, there is little unity among declared Catholics. Some Roman Catholic nations prefer to recognize a pope from within the NationStates community, such as Pope Leo of the Holy Vatican See. Others acknowledge only the real-life Pope, usually the recently elected Benedict XVI, but sometimes a past, future, or alternative one, in accordance with their roleplayed history line.

There is also a Vacant Seat, where the cardinals had formed the Conclave in order to elect the next pontiff.

A large number of national and variant-rite churches exist. Some Catholic states belong to the Defenders of the Faith alliance. The Catholic faith as practiced in The Reich is not generally accepted as being within the Roman tradition.

Twentish Catholicism is the Roman Catholic Church of Europe, and the church boasting the largest following in Europe. The church is centered in Haaksbergen, Twente, and is headed by Cardinal Middlehuis. The Frenzberrian Catholic Church also seperated itself from the Roman Catholic Church and claims to have its own pope.

Nations which contain people of this faith:

No Specified Recognised Pontiff

• The official religion of Aztlan is Roman Catholic although upto 25% of its population has more Native tone to its Catholism.
• 96% of Holy Paradise's population is Roman Catholic.
• New Exodus was founded by and is composed mainly of Roman Catholics. However, no official religion has been set.
• Armandian Cheese is a nation where the census reports that 100% of the population is Catholic, although it is also known that the Emperor's favorite hobby is tweaking statistics.
• Catholic Europe - Is perhaps the largest Catholic nation in the whole of NS, with 100% of its population confessing the Catholic faith. It is also the most devout nation in NS as confirmed by UN league tables on devoutness.
• In Aerigia, rights to practice religion freely are protected under the President's power as per the Federation in 1992. Just under 60% of the Federal Republic's population are Roman Catholic. The late Cardinal Thomas Sinclair, noted as the founding father of Aerigia, is large responsible for developing the large following in Aerigia today.
• In The Latin Union, approximately 24% of the population is Roman Catholic. The Union's Catholic population is headed locally by Cardinal Giuseppe Arnandini, who is in the midst of drawing his followers together to recognize a single Pope as the true one. Currently the issue is not resolved.
• Nanakaland has a sizable minority of Catholics - 32% of the nation are Roman Catholic, making it the second largest faith in Nanakaland (and only behind #1 by 1%).
• The Holy Republic of Belluelle was, previously, an entirely Roman Catholic nation, in which Roman Catholicism was the state religion. However, with the coming of democracy and with it, religious tolerance, the percentage of Roman Catholics has dropped to around 55.
• The Holy Republic of Saint Uriel is an officially Roman Catholic state. 98% of Saint Urielians list their religion as Roman Catholic.
• Dyelli Beybi is approximately 89% Catholic. The country is notably devout, with the Catholic Church being the official State religion following the dismantlement of the Church of Cyro.

Recognising Pope Benedict XVI (RL Pope)

• The Republic of Syskeyia is well known for having a very devout Catholic population.
• 73% of Pacitalia's population is of the Roman Catholic faith.
• 88% of Hamptonshire's population is Roman Catholic.
• 10% of the population of the Holy Socialist Republic of Constantinopolis is Roman Catholic.
• 82% of Mabulia's population is of the Roman Catholic faith.
• Audioslavia's government is - and always has been - avowedly athiest and pays little respect to religion of any kind, but nevertheless 88% of the population are proud Catholics. The Audioslavian Catholics have, throughout history, tried to force the government to recognise that Audioslavia is indeed a Catholic country through and through, but their calls have always fell on deaf ears as the government struggles to maintain its non-theist beliefs.
• Cherry Ridge is 94% Catholic.
• Ness Snorlaxia has an atheistic view and the church and state are totally seperate. As such, there are over 2 billion people who don't follow any religion. However, Catholcism is the most dominant religion in the country, with about 688 million followers.
• The Holy Republic of Lloegr-Cymru's established religion is Roman Catholicism. Roughly 80% of the population, at the last census, professed to be members of this faith.
• 100% of the people of the Kingdom of Gavleborg-Uppsala adhere to the doctrine, authority, and techings of the Roman Catholic Church. Also, Catholicism is the official of the empire, all other faiths have been banned (despite the fact that such banning is contrary to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council.)

Recognising Pope Leo XIV (Holy Vatican See's Pope)

• Pantocratoria's official religion is Roman Catholic, and the official census reports that 100% of Pantocratorian citizens are Roman Catholics. The official figure is widely challenged, especially in the Greek speaking community, and there are thought to be a large number of secret Greek Orthodox communities.
• Iansisle has been an officially Roman Catholic nation for the entirety of its existence, although the majority of its people are not as devoted as many others from similar nations.
• The majority religion in Tanah Burung is Catholicism, at just over half the population.
• Lavenrunz is officially a Catholic country; ceremonies and oaths are legally done under the Catholic Church. However, there are variations from the Papal dispensation in the priesthood and monastic orders regarding the preaching of women and ordination of married men.
• Northern Congo is 50% Catholic.
• Freedomstaki is 69% Catholic. The Toaiseach, now agnostic, was a former Catholic.
• Relatively few of of the people of the Resurgent Dream are Catholic. The government has diplomatic ties with the Vatican and Catholicism is the Court Religion of Holista.
• The United Star Empire of Valinon contains a large Catholic population (approximately 37% of the Star Empire's populace. Although the expansion of the Star Empire has dwindled the Church's majority, it remains the largest practicied religion within Valinon. To this day ceremonies and oaths are still held under the domain of the Church, and Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Friedelinde Alderman I, is a declared Roman Catholic. The Church in Valinon is largely maintained by the Holy College of New Koln, a group of five Cardinals who maintained the Church when Valinon lost the ability to communicate with Sol and therefore Rome in its early years.
• The Island of Rose and its Imperial Rosian Republics is made of 90% Roman Catholics.
• The Empire of Tharra's state religion is Roman Catholicism, which is adhered to by over 96% of the population. The Emperor also bears the special title of "Most Catholic Monarch", an ancient title awarded long ago by the pope, via a golden bull.
• The Byzantine Taraskovyan Catholic Church is in Communion with Rome and represents an approximate 1.5% of the Taraskovyan population. Some Latin rite Dioceses also exist in southern Tarasovka, accounting for roughtly half a percent of the Grand Ducal population.
• 10% of Britishpeoples population is Roman Catholic, totalling over 300 million people.
• The Benevolent Federal Republic of Peteronia, Approxinately 64% of the population is Roman Catholic and is presided over by His Emminence Cardinal Peter Kerry. It was only recently that the Church was disestablished in Peteronia.

[There are many other nations with a sizable Catholic community in NationStates. Add your nation here.]