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This page is about the Clergy estate; for the pop type, see Clerics
Clergy is the estate made up of pops with the 
Clerics social class. Every pop produces 10 Power and 25 Tax. While estate power is below 25%, the country will get up to +12.5% Maximum tax from the estate. While estate power is above 25%, the country will gain the following bonuses:
- Up to
+150% Pop Conversion Speed % - Up to
−37.5% Stability Investment Cost - Up to +0.25 Monthly progress to Spiritualist
- Up to −37.5% Maximum tax from estate
Regardless of estate power, the country will gain the following effects depending on the estate satisfaction:
−25% to +25% Monthly research progress
−1 to +1 Diplomatic reputation
The estate's opinion of other countries scales with that country's religious unity and is also affected by the following:
- +20 from Catholic countries towards the Papal States
- +10 if both countries have the Military Order reform or privilege
- +10 if both countries have Theocracy government
- +10 if both countries have the same liturgical language
- +10 if target's court language is the country's liturgical language
- −0.05 per number of additional advances that the target has
- −10 towards countries with a heretic religion
- −20 towards countries with a heathen religion
Privilege[edit | edit source]
The Clergy estate can have the following estate privileges:
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 Apostolic Tax Our servitude to the highest authority of the Catholicism faith can never be mere promises. By committing to support the [GetCountry('PAP').GetGovernment.GetRulerTitle], we are sure to win his favor. |
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 Austere Monastic Life Life in our religious orders has finally returned to its cloistered, austere ideal. The accumulation of wealth is restricted, and monastic focus is entirely set on contemplation and prayer.
Additional monasteries may be created. |
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 Autonomous Kadiluks Qāḍī should be given greater power within their alloted Kadiluk jurisdictions, to better utilize their wisdom for the benefit of the state. |
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 Clergy in Administration The servants of the faith already possess many skills we look for in administrators. They are well-educated, experienced scribes who follow a higher calling. In many ways, allying ourselves with them would create an efficient and very strong cadre of administrators. |
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 Clerical Aristocracy A union between the wealthy landowners and the Clergy, wherein legal ownership of the land is transferred to the Clergy to ensure said property can never be confiscated by the nation. |
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 Commons Petition A list of grievances put forward following the Pilgrimage of Grace uprising. |
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 Concordat of Wien Our agreement with the [GetUniqueInternationalOrganization('catholic_church').GetLeaderTitle] will stabilize our relations. However, we will have to cede some power to the Clergy in order to appease the Roman forces. |
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 Consolidated Corruption of the Faith The unfortunate reality that our religious leaders have a say over our internal politics is only a side effect of the other corrupt deals they have extorted from us under the threat of excommunication. |
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 Dharmic Ḏimmī Communities Originally a term reserved for Christianity and Israelite communities, the Ḏimmī refers to the Hinduism and other Dharma believers living in the Islam world. Traditionally, it is the responsibility of the ruler to protect them. However, this is not always as easy, as the Ḏimmī constitute the majority of the population. But, with the support of the true faith, the Ḏimmī shall swear loyalty to the state without threatening the tenets of Islam. |
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 Embellish Great Works of Faith There is no better way to display our magnanimity and strength of faith than to erect major works or architectural splendor, dedicated to the purity of divinity. |
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 Enforced Religious Unity Our country is home to people of many different beliefs, and coexistence is becoming increasingly difficult, which in turn weakens our government. We must enforce the rule that our subjects may only practice our State Religion in order to quell this disunity — and to consolidate our authority. |
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 Expansionist Zealotry To wage war for our faith is the divine calling of all true believers! |
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 Freedom of Interpretation The many teachings of our faith are like the cool shade underneath a great tree, where all may rest and be refreshed. Under this protective canopy of wisdom, our people are encouraged to think deeply about matters of faith, and to expand and diversify our tenets. This freedom of interpretation will allow our religion to adapt to diverse communities while yet maintaining its core principles. |
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 French Cardinals Since the death of pap_boniface_viii and the court's relocation to Avignon, most of the cardinals flocking to it are French and under the influence of the [GetCountry('FRA').GetGovernment.GetRulerTitle] of France, whose grip on the Rome will not allow a return to Rome. |
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 Hurin Qusqu High Priesthood The Hurin Qusqu retain the duty and privilege of serving Inti directly as the Villaq Umu, the High Priest of Inti. |
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 Lecture Oaths Our ancient universities are famous for producing the most influential minds in the land, and so they must be protected and controlled. Graduates are sworn never to lecture outside the walls of these centers of learning. |
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 Liturgical Mural Art Our palatial walls will be adorned with captivating religious scenes created by the nation's most gifted artists, as a way to showcase the beauty of our faith and profess our love towards the divine. |
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 Maintain Clerical Proceedings Despite our commitment to republican ideals, we permit the Clergy to retain their traditional privileges and jurisdiction over matters of faith, morality, and church law. |
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 Mandatory Clerical Donations Our subjects are required to pay tithes to our religious institutions. These mandatory contributions are a divine responsibility, demonstrating the piety and strength of faith our people hold. |
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 Military Orders The Military Orders were created after the Crusades began, as a means of fusing the discipline and devotion of monks with the martial skill and experience of knights. They spread throughout Christendom, but other religions also developed similar orders when fighting wars of religion. |
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 Monastery Reform of Melk Following the advice of our best clerical advisors, we have reformed our monasteries in accordance with Catholicism principles. |
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 Papal Emissary The legates and other emissaries of the [GetCountry('PAP').GetGovernment.GetRulerTitle] are most welcome in our territory. Moreover, we shall also commit to obeying their judgment, and to never interfere in relations between our local Clergy and the [GetCountry('PAP').GetGovernment.GetRulerTitleWithNoTooltip]. |
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 Patronization Rights of Minor Deities The Hinduism deities are numerous, and it is better for our people if we grant them rights to worship whichever gods they prefer. |
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 Powerful Dioceses The administration of our territory lies in the hands of the state. However, the organization of the Clergy does not follow our provincial systems. Instead, the they organize themselves in Dioceses, which have significant power and influence over the internal affairs of our country. |
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 Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges Through these sanctions, the Catholicism Church in France obtains greater administrative independence from Rome, as it allows electoral appointment to ecclesiastical offices through the means of a general Church council. While these sanctions please the Clergy, our influence and relationship with the Holy See may suffer. |
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 Promote Cultural Unity The basis of a strong and coherent society is essentially the promotion of one culture to unite all our people and protect them from foreign influences. |
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 Promotion of Islam Scholars To further elevate game_concept_ROOT.GetCountry.GetName as the center of Islam learning, we must ensure more scholars enter our administration, despite the allegiances they might have. |
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 Protected Faith of the Religious Holy men and women have gained Religious Protections and are therefore exempt from any conversion attempts from the state. |
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 Reduced Military Obligations In exchange for their loyalty to our central authority, we can reduce or do away with military obligations for those who embrace a life of faith in the arms of the divine. |
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 Religious Administration By making matters of religion our foremost priority, we shall forge our nation into a more cohesive whole. |
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 Religious Advisory Council We have decided to form a council of advisors, comprised entirely of holy Clergy. This will make them more influential, but also more complacent, as they will be able to express their concerns directly to us and see their interests satisfied. |
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 Religious Diplomats Good diplomacy is difficult to maintain; it only takes a few simple misunderstandings for the relationship between two countries to sour completely. By sending particularly pious diplomats to our brethren in faith, we shall rely on the strength of that commonality to build fruitful, lasting political relationships. |
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 Religious Land Rights We have decided to give the faithful the right to own private land. This will make them more powerful and influential, but will also allow for a more constant presence of holy men at our disposal. |
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 Religious Literacy Rights Our religion has many associated works of literature containing the practices, morals, and principles of our faith. Our Clergy should have unlimited access to the written word in order to study the holy texts of our faith. |
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 Sponsor Printing of Religious Texts Circulating printed religious texts is an excellent way to spread literacy and entrench the teachings of our faith firmly within our people's hearts. These efforts to distribute religious literature will educate our people and remind them of their religious responsibilities. |
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 State Official Oaths All government officials in our domain must swear allegiance to the one true faith under the blessing of the Clergy before they may take office. |
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 Strengthened Faith Faith is what keeps our people united, even during the most challenging times. Thanks to the efforts of our Clergy, our people have emerged from their most recent trial unshaken in their beliefs and more faithful than before! |
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 Tax Exemption Our faith is served by devout men and woman who dedicate their lives to the care and the spiritual well-being of our people. It is only natural that they are not forced to pay any tithe to the government. |
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 Unity of Brethren A movement of radical Hussitism focused around the bare elegance of preaching and worshipping, focusing on excluding powerful individuals from the Burghers and Nobility while promoting the mother tongue and simplified ceremonies during communion. |
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 Waqf Payments To demonstrate our piety and religious dedication, we will grant waqf payments as charitable endowments, which shall be used to fund madrasas, hospitals, and mosques, as well as to aid the less fortunate. |
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 Warrior Tribunal A jurisprudent framework across our lands that is imbued with legal authority to pass judgment on a variety of crimes. |
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