It is probably my all time fave game, going to buy a copy to play on my new all singing all dancing PC next month. One thing I'd like to correct though, the Pope will excommunicate you whatever happens! I had one of my cardinals made pope, I dominated the college of cardinals, I had crusaded my fingers to the bone and then the French attacked me. I defeated them, the Pope threatened to excommunicate me and so I made peace. They attacked again, once again more threats, peace. The forth time this happened I defeated the French in two battles and was excommunicated for the privilege of being attacked!

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There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending.