François de Parisi

**François de Parisi** is the current Captain General of the Church, also known as the Commander in Chief. He was made this position among the election of Pope Pius II and previously was the Commander of the Vatican Division of the Army. He became Anti-Pope for a time and was excommunicated 5 Times due to Pope Pius II.

## François de Parisi

Coat of Arms of François. His Coat of Arms differs from other Cardinals due to his Practice of Military Command and his position within the Church.

### Aliases

Supreme Commander, François; His Commander, Fraçois; François de Parisi; Commander and Chief, François de Parisi.

### Occupation

Commander of the Papal Army and Swiss Guard

## Appearances

### Debut

Was proclaimed Cardinal at the Foundation of the Discordian Church. Went Inactive and Silent within the Church and returned very Briefly for the Second Discordian Council. Went inactive after and came back towards the retirement of Pope Pius the First. He now is the Commander in Chief of the Papal army after his retirement from Cardinalship.

François is the Commander of the Papal Army, Diplomat for the Church in multiple regions. The Most notables being the Republic of Discord, Royaume de France, Russian Empire, and the Delegate to the League of Servers. His ascension through the ranks to his positions was unexpected by most cardinals due to his desolate inactivity and unideal behaviors within the church, it's founding, and it's lifespan. He was made cardinal by Pope Pius I and was part of the original 4 cardinals made on the Date of September 14th.

## Before the Papacy

### Early Life

His life before the papacy is shrouded in history of Nobility and Blood. Little is known about his personal history however, but he still denies bits and pieces of his blood to retain his dignity and humbleness towards the church. He was born and baptized in Avignon and at the age of 6 he took a liking into the arts of theology, but this soon faded as he learned of Military duties. At age 18 he graduated from his Lyceé, (High School/Secondary School). Upon this he went to university and graduated enlisting in the French Military as an Officer and quickly learned of tactics and training for a military. At age 30 he retired and went into theology.

Upon entering into the world of Theology he took a liking as a staunch catholic of a Catholic branch of nobility he learned of Gallicanism and French Catholicism. He learned of the Mass, Canon Law, and graduated from theology entering into the Catholic Church and laying down his training as a soldier to become a monk and moved up the chains. He joined the clergy for his own reasons that he still has not specified, but he has since devoted a portion of his life to the dedication of the papacy.

### Rise to Cardinalship

His Rise to Cardinalship was based on his connections to Pope Pius I which he had been tied to in a long chain of command and unspecified history. He was first made Archbishop of Milan and soon was promoted to Cardinal by the Pope due to a lack of Cardinals within the College and he just simply stuck within the Cardinalship since. He took the name Childericus, but eventually changed his name back to his original birthname François.

## During Cardinalship

### Beginning of the Cardinalship

The Beginning of his Cardinalship was uneventful he did nothing because of the lack of time he had and the effort he was outputting elsewhere in the world. He took no part in the crusades but briefly stepped in during the First and Second Discordian Papal councils which he promptly supported the Idea of a Papacy verbally, but he soon went inactive after. His time away is shrouded but not unknown.

### Activity in the Papacy

#### Return of François

François returned as unknown as he went inactive. He quickly made his presence known to Pope Pius I and quickly made ties and worked with the Cardinals. The first Papal affair he took part in was the Avignon Crisis where he was made Archbishop of Avignon and Ravenna and swiftly made ties politically with other Cardinals and helped with the resolve of the Avignon crisis of the AntiPapacy. Eventually he asked Pope Pius I if he could help in the reformation of the army where he was swiftly made into the Commander of the Vatican branch, but he yet had no ability to change the army, it's ranks, or it's composition, thus, he delayed it.

#### January 2022 Papal Conclave

François initially had thoughts of running as a candidate within the Papal Elections, but renounced any part in running within the election. He swiftly voted for Cardinal Pacelli, now Pope Pius II. His part in the election helped the majority and votes for Pope Pius II and he played a political role in the campaigning of Cardinal Pacelli publicly supporting him and his future as a Pope. Cardinal François still supports Cardinal Pacelli and is the Acting Commander of the Papal army for Cardinal Pacelli, aka Pope Pius II.

#### Diplomatic Affairs

Cardinal François was made the Chief diplomat of the Discordian papacy after securing a Non-Aggression Pact between the Republic of Discord and the Discordian Papacy. His knowledge with Gallicanism and his beliefs also earned him the Right to be the Lead Delegate for the Papacy to the League of Servers and for him to take over Diplomatic Affairs with the Royaume de France and Russian Empire. His current diplomatic status and he currently is the Discordian Diplomatic for the Republic of Imperia, Royaume de France, Republic of Discord, Russian Empire, League of Servers, and the Anti Papacy Headed by Cinz.

#### Later Affairs

In his later affairs he spoke out politically against the Anti Papacy and those who flocks to it and is the defensive attorney for all those accused in the Inquisition within the Church headed by Pope Pius II. He was officially confirmed as the most verified Catholic before the January 2022 Papal Conclave. His affiliation with the Church was and still is strong and he still politically tries to unite the church and protect members and citizens within the church due to his affairs as a secular member and his secular positions. With the help of Pope Pius II he planned to reform the Papacy's Army which remains on the fringe of collapse due to it's ties and reliance on foreign members outside of the Church. François obsession with military tactics and organization has led him to reform this flawed system to bring down foreign tutelage and to create a Papal Standing Army for the church to protect the Pope and to protect the nation adequately to superbly.

## Post Cardinalship

### Retirement from Cardinalship

He retired from Cardinalship and moved into full military and diplomatic service for the papacy for his duty to protect and serve the Pope and the Pope's land. His service started with Brainstorming ideas on how to reform the army before the actual reforms are implemented. He further with this retirement pursued his careers within the Military and Diplomatic services allowing him to fully embrace his career. His recent actions led to a merging of the schism of Avignon and Rome.