In the Vatican: Poll of the Pope

[Thrumble]

What do I have to do to become a Cardinal?

[BigFree]

Originally posted by Thrumble
What do I have to do to become a Cardinal?

I think that you have to try out for their minor league team, class A in late Winter. It's usually an open tryout.

[Thrumble]

Originally posted by BigFree


I think that you have to try out for their minor league team, class A in late Winter. It's usually an open tryout.

So what do you have to do? Throw holy water at pesky little brothers until you qualify for the demons of the Major League?

[BigFree]

Originally posted by Thrumble

So what do you have to do? Throw holy water at pesky little brothers until you qualify for the demons of the Major League?

You know, I'm not sure...I've never tried out for them. Come to think of it, it's really only a thing I 'heard' about. You know, like through the grapevine, so to speak. What's more I hear that the leader's of the Cardinals are in a far away city that I've never heard of or can even imagine exists; it's call 'St Louis', makes sense to call the leader of Cardinals a Saint, don't you think?

[History Guy]

[ooc]What is this???! My Inbox is full, it seems, according to Tacticus...but I only have 3 messages inside!!! What do I do??![/ooc]

Thrumble, you'll have to apply after the election.

Cardinal Calamari

[Aidun]

Originally posted by History Guy
Cardinal Aidun...

Did I not just say that I was postponing the election?

Did you lose your earhorn in the wash, too?

Cardinal Calamari

I fear you have lost yours. If I ask for postponing I do NOT mean to hold elections a few hours later again, but give anyone time to reconsider his vote, time for new cardinals to become consecrated, etc.

If you want to play the game fair, you should allow anyone to join the cardinalship and THEN hold new elections. It is unfair to let Pikesfan join and refuse Thrumble or anyone else to join.

I trust you that you play this game fair.

Cardinal Aidun Cian the older

[GodKing]

History guy -

A couple of things - change the time to "from the beginning" I have a bunch archived that are over a year old.

Check and clear out the message tracking, outbox and the inbox. You are allowed a total of 150 PM's, that includes tracking, old, in and outgoing.

Happens a lot, we actually had a couple of threads in the spdg topped for a while as there were so many PM's for the government people that just were not making it. Hope this helps.

[History Guy]

[ooc]Thanks alot, Godking.

By the way, someone else has to handle the elections as of now, as real life has invaded...with a vengeance...and I mean serious. It's not just the usual "work...gotta study SATs"...this is literally life and death. So...I'm going to be gone. I guess I'll be back in a week...at least, I hope so.[/ooc]

[History Guy]

BTW, my vote is for Tacticus.

Cardinal Cian, though you are a brother to me, I must demand you cease to insult my intelligence by suggesting corruption. I have only ever tried to do my best for Spain, and to be honest, my mind is not wholly on the matter, what with the terrible black plague that is decimating my family.

Hold the elections yourself while I am gone. At least I tried to do it, you must give me that much respect. It was something no one else was bothering to do...

I apologize if this offends you, paisan.

In God's peace,
Cardinal Cian

[pikesfan]

Originally posted by ThePlagueRat
What a messy condition this 1st. church meeting in Madrid is in...

The first great heresy :

whether, as the Calamarians say, Etiquette can be Christian and is therefore appropriate to use

or whether, as the Aidunians say, Etiquette is naught but a pagan goddess, an avatar of Satan and anathema be on it

I entreat His Majesty to call a great Council of the Church to settle the matter.

[Togas]

The King strides into the meeting, silencing the disputing Cardinals and laypeople who have gathered.

Enough of this bickering! The people of Spain have labored for years, awaiting news of who will head the church and the Cardinals cannot seem to come to a sensible conclusion!

I hereby call a halt to this meeting and appoint my Most Trusted Advisor, OliverFA, to preside over this meeting of Cardinals to determine which of the candidates shall be named Pope.

OliverFA, choose any method at your disposal to determine the Pope. If you choose an election you shall determine who is eligible to vote and shall determine the rules of any voting.

--Togas

[Thrumble]

Message to the Council of Cardinals

Since, I am ineligible to be a Cardinal due to timing might I offer my sword to found a holy order of warrior-knights to defend the church and guard our glorious empire from heathen temptations?

Juan De Molay (of House Thrumble)
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[OliverFA]

Thank you for the confidence you put in me, your Majesty. I promise you that at the end of this meeting the kingdom will have a pope. May the Allmighty inspire me the wisdom needed and help me mediating in this dispute.

It is clear that the Devil is trying to misguide us and seed the Chaos in the Church, and this is a think that Spain simply can't allow.

First of all, everyone that is not a cardinal or doesn't claims to be a cardinal must leave the room, inmediately! And when I say everyone I mean everyone, save from me, the people who might vote in the election, and a scribe to write everything that will happen here so everyone in Spain can know. Yes, that includes the servants who bring the drinks and food. I once heard from a Holy Man that don't eating for a while purifies the soul, and its pretty clear that the cardinals here urgently need to remove any demonic influence in them. Me, well... I don't need to do that because I am not the one who will decide. But however will do the same to serve as an example (and because I don't want a bunch of hungry men to attack me to steal my food).

Also, no one should disturb the deliberations in order not to introduce misguidings into the heads of the cardinals, unless something really important happens, like the enf of the World. But I hope we will finish this meeting before 800 years have passed.

* Looks at History Guy, who seems in an strange state of trance.

I don't think señor Calamari is able to say much at the moment. I wonder if he is trying to reach soma angel or spirit... Anyway, in that case I will take his last word as a definitive unless he wakes up and changes his mind. So, the first point of the day is to decide who is cardinal and who not. Please, voice yourselves and explain why and in name of which authority, you claim to be cardinals.

* Sits preparing himself for a looooooong discussion

[Thrumble]

Originally posted by OliverFA
First of all, everyone that is not a cardinal or doesn't claims to be a cardinal must leave the room, inmediately! And when I say everyone I mean everyone, save from me, the people who might vote in the election, and a scribe to write everything that will happen here so everyone in Spain can know.

As I have already offered my sword might I offer my services as a sergeant at arms for this meeting to insure no riff-raff fails to follow your authoritative instructions?

[OliverFA]

Señor Juan de Molay, I will take note of your offer for the Pope (whoever he is) to study as soon as he is elected. However, an order of knights devoted to protect the King, the Church and Spain seems a very good idea.

* looking at the scribe:

You! Have you heard? Write that!

I also accept your offer to help keeping the order in case the Devil wanted to misguide the cardinal again, but you must follow the rules as we do, so no food or drink during the meeting.