Holy See

"Sancta Sedes"

## Information

The Holy See is not a nation, but is an alliance formed of more nations. Its purpose is that to spread and develop culture around the globe, and enact a Renaissance within all nations, both industrial and cultural. It is, by definition, a cultural alliance, but also involves some commerce and military business within it.

### Founding

The Holy See was founded by KDK10 and Well\_thatssad, the leader of Brazil, as an organization to boost start a Cultural Renaissance. Shortly after JohnRush07, the leader of Italy, also joined in. Its is a fairly new organization, having started on the 6th of December, 2022.

### System of Operation

In charge of the Holy See is an Emperor. Said Emperor is elected by the Council of the Holy See, which is made up of representatives of each nation within the Holy See. These nations are called Electorates, because they elect an Emperor.

The Emperor is the assigned representative of an Electorate that has been voted to continue the Holy See's duty of striving forward, both culturally and technologically. When elected, the Emperor pledges oath to the Holy See and promises to fulfill their duty, until his last day, after which the elections are held once more.

In order for a nation to be accepted within the Holy See, a vote will be held within the Council of the Holy See. A 5:2 ratio is the highest it can get, as if it is higher, the nation will be denied instantly. A 4:3 ratio, for example, would be instant denial of the applicant.

If the vote comes in favor of the applicant, the proposal will be brought to the current Emperor (if none is in charge, then it will simply be the vote's result) and if they accept the nation, then they shall be let in, otherwise it will be denied entrance.

The title of Emperor does not imply that it is the leader of all nations within the Holy See. It simply implies that it is there to lead the Holy See, and their home nation. The Holy See does not change nor the political ideology nor the leader of a nation, but simply elects a nation to lead an organization.

### Council of the Holy See

The Council of the Holy see is perhaps the most crucial and fundamental part of the organization. The Council elects the Emperor, and makes most of the decision-making, as to not only leave it to the Emperor.

They also partake in many meetings in order to decide which proposals get passed or not, but in the end, the Emperor also takes part in that process, as they have to agree with the proposal in question.

How a nation assigns a Councilor is up to them, but often times, it is commonly agreed upon that the Councilor should be the leader of said nation, or at least a very influential person within it, as most member states have their President/King as the Councilor Representative in the Holy See.

### Emperor

***List of Emperors of the Holy See:***

## Member States

Current Member States in the Holy See are:

* Republic of Amazon
* Republic of Italy
* United States of Brazil
* United Baltic Duchy

Other nations are glancing at the opportunity of entering, as this organization is new to the globe, but so far these are all the current member states. (Note: This page will be updated if anything notable happens, or if more members join.)