I got kicked before I could start RP about how/why. Now that I see the fallout, I'm not sure if it would make people feel better or fan the flames. It all boils down to the peasants, who actually run the church (mechanics).
Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX
This guy literally sold the papacy.
Truth is stranger than fiction. It's funny how religions kind of work from the bottom up, isn't it? Belief is so malleable, and people get away with some ugly stuff if they abuse it.
