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Welcome Nova Vaticanae.

Home of your newest Pope, Pope Anastasius V. We came to be after the most recent expiration of the Holy Vatican See, hoping to capitalize on his/her expiration.

He came back, but now since coming back hasn't done anything in 16 days.

That is why I urge to consider to be one and only Pope of NationStates (we will RP with those who support Benedict XVI though.)

Some of the things, I, Pope Anastasius V, will be hoping to do is to root all pedophiles in the chruch, make sure gays are not welcome in the service of the church, and reconcile with other denominations that have spilt away (ie, Protestants and Orthodox).

So please, join us on fulling the mission of the Lord, Jesus Christ here on Earth.

Now join me in prayer.

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now and at
the hour of our death.
Amen.

There is no more succinct way to put a response to such illogical and clearly unwell suggestion of schism.

Denied.

May God help you with your ills.

Yours in Christ,

The Most Reverend Estevão Xadreque Cardinal Castelbranco,
Cardinal of the Scolopendran Catholic Church,
Primate of Scolopendra,
Archbishop of Stonozka

The HEWC rejects this Pope, as it has all other Popes. We once again encourage fellow nations to return the true, and only, faith, that of Holy Water Cooler.

May the Water Cooler quench all of our thirsts; Amen.

"There need be no intervening party between God and His People other than the Son He sent."

~ Collective of the Iluvauromeni Freedom Church response, noted in various media outlets

The Soviet Principality will not recognize this entity now nor plans to, but we hope this does not come between any potentially positive relations that may surface in the future.

"It is a scary thought that our lives are not guided by any higher being, that we are at the mercy of pure chance. Alas, it would be ignorant to view the world any other way."

~Soundbyte obtained from athiests in government

We are confused as to what you mean by 'recent expiration', as of our last meeting, His Holiness was alive and well. In any case, stating that you hope to capitalize on one's expiration is hardly a laudable case for support.

The Dominion's faithful stand where they have always stood, with Rome, and with our Holy Father whom we recognize as the head of the Church on this earth. May God be with you and forgive you for your folly, guiding you through this time of trial, as such apparent madness must surely be.

--Cardinal Giovanni Battista of the Dominion

Holy Vatican See is the one set of players I'm willing to accept. HVS has a firm grasp of catholic doctrine and theology....not just 'issues' the modern media tends to highlight (ie. Gays, women 'priests' etc)
Thus, as the largest catholic nation[/brag] we'll not be accepting this move.

HVS is home of the Holy Father - the seat of the Petrine primacy.

Seeing as how .012% of our Nation openly follows the Catholic faith, we are holding elections to pend our Nation's stance as to whether or not Forteia acknowledges your status.

Best regards,
Peter Calconus
Chief of the Department of Religion and Spirituality

Update:

Amazing, just two hours after opening the polls your stance was shot down. Though the polls do not officially close until tomorrow, I can project now that we will not be accepting you as the legitimate pope.

I'm pretty sure there aren't any Catholic Churches here, though, so I doubt our opinion matters, good luck anyway.

Hmm... well, I don't think this is quite the reception they were expecting. Amusing to see the atheists rushing out and making idiots of themselves though...

Anastasius V,

It would seem that your proclimation has not been received well. While the fractal reality is very accomidating of simultanious ownership of terrestial or celestial holdings, it seems that unique titles are rather more closely guarded.

While I, personally, have no qualms about someone claiming the title of Pontif, the method you have followed fills me with great concern.

And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Revelation 16:12-14 (KJV)

While I wouldn't presume to know your heart, I can only say that the current, and true, Pope is deeply loved and trusted by the general populace of the fractal reality, and your seemingly vulture-like actions will only earn you animosity. However, perhaps you will find a fractal permutation that will welcome you with open arms. I hope that you are able to do so.

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6:24-26 (KJV)

~ Habakkuk, Ambassador to the Triumvirate of Yut
The Federated Mercurial Demesne of the Caloris Basin

[CPT Tylaran/8AF/TASF] Well. Not exactly the best way to go around doing this, but at least they're honest. And it seems that Largent's athiests put it quite succinctly.

[CHP Zolyo/8AF/TASF] You know, religion /could/ return to its former status here.

[CPT Tylaran/8AF/TASF] Let's see.

[Sent Via C-Net]
[To: Cardinal Anastasius V, Nova Vaticanae]
[From: Cardinal Esteban López, the College of Tiburonese Cardinals]
[Subject: New and Established Papacies]

Cardinal Anastasius,

The College of Tiburonese Cardinals, after reviewing the Holy Scripture and our most noble church laws, regret to inform you that we cannot accept your claim to papacy. The pope must, according to the ways of our church, be elected by the College of Cardinals, and the only man who is currently alive that fits this description is His Holiness, the reigning pope of the Vatican.

Amen.

Sincerely,
Cardinal Esteban López
The College of Tiburonese Cardinals

Dyelli Beybi sees no point in supporting yet another anti-Pope in their attempt to usurp power. Furthermore we disagree most wholeheartedly with this idea of not welcoming homosexuals into Church Services. It would be a blatant act of hypocrisy when the Church still holds services within prisons.

May Satan consume your ill begotten soul and defecate most copiously on this scheme.

Yours with the greatest respect,
His Grace, Cardinal Harrison of Dyelli Beybi.

They watched the proclamation with mild interest, it came unto the news after midnight, during the late late shows comedy hour.

-"Another one?"

-"Yup, it seems so. Its like anyone just can wear a pointy hat and proclaim themselves a pope. Wonder what this one will come up with? Horses as cardinals maybe?" They both laughed at this and continued to drunk their special winter brew.

-"You know. Sometimes I wonder if those foreigners come up with things just to prove their ignorance. Like this last one who wanted Elves as cardinals... its like Cardinal Mike with his wish for cherubic "choir boys"" The both men bursted out in laughter again.

-"My my, the look on his face when the Inquisition caught him! and his excuses! Priceless!"

-"Shush! Howald Hoofdorp is on!" The both men went quiet. The Archbishop never wanted to miss his favorite guest star.