RE: Odd FT Idea

Yeah but how do we stat the new "Pope-Mobile in Space"'s bulletproof
glass cube so the Valiant Vac-suited heroes can seehis papacy in all his
radiant glory...

OK,ok....sorry catholics out there...Just had irrepressable image of
Camera pan along royal purple BC hull to this little cubic blister where
we see wizened holy man in robes of state waving to Vac suited yard dogs
as it passes...

Oh well,

Michael Wikan, Game Designer
Accolade, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: NVDoyle@aol.com [SMTP:NVDoyle@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 1998 5:12 AM
> To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
> Subject:	Odd FT Idea
> 
>  Here's a strange one...
>      The Federal Stats Europa consists of France, Spain & Italy, and
> their
> clients/colonies.  Those 3 nations are heavily Catholic (may be an
> understatement).  Rome, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, is in
> Italy.  Could
> it not be feasible that by this point, the RCC would be rather
> powerful?  The
> NAC is probably heavily Protestant/Episcopal, The ESU is Communist (a
> religion
> all its own), the NSL is probably a Protestant/Catholic mix, and the
> Romanovs
> are Eastern Orthodox.  With all of the politics going on, I can see
> the RCC
> holding great sway in the FSE.  The alliance with the ESU was on of
> convenience, and was more to balance the NSL than representational of
> any
> political proclivity.  
>      What I'm getting to is, couldn't the RCC have colonies of their
> own, and
> even a small fleet by now (manned by Swiss, of course)?  FTLs are
> cheap, and
> surplus warships are probably available, especially from the FSE.  I
> just
> can't help but like the idea of the Vatican Fleet, puttering around
> the stars,
> doing missionary-type stuff, and occasionally busting heads.	I think
> it lends
> a nice historical flair to the whole setting.  And they would be cool
> to
> paint.
> 
> Noah V. Doyle
> who knows that white starships with big red/black Christian crosses
> will annoy
> somebody at a con...