That's why usually is better to kill a wed. Religion leaders rarely accept such asks, and the act itself is expensive (100 piety points) and also it annoys family of the deserted one. If you dont have it, maybe purchase it, considering its one of the best DLCs. * divorce - if for some reasons you need to get rid of the wed, and you don t want to assassinate him/her it's worth to ask pope or patriarch for a divorce. CK2 itself is completely non-canon too, since most of the time you make. An alternative is setting up your own cult, as it's described in the Religion: Antipope. And if you're excommunicated you can ask pope or patriarch for cancelling it, what usually requires shiny yellow arguments. Every other Christian will be also able to fight with him. In such case, after excommunication, you can harm enemy as you like, because he stops being a member of the Church. In Crusader Kings II, Catholic rulers can ask the Pope for a licence to ki- er, invade, and take the top-level title (Duke, King, Emperor, God-King, etc.). If the relations between the victim and the cult's leader aren't good, you have big chances for getting it.

* excommunication - another way to take over the power in someone's country is ask the religion authority for excommunicate an enemy. Victory in such war allow you to get all domain of the defeated enemy with two reservations: defender has to have more lands than an attacker and the whole action depends on the pope's will. If you're a catholic leader with at least 250 piety points (500 for an emperor) without any wars at the moment, you may ask the Head of the Church for blessing invasion on other, Christian country. In such case you can ask pope or patriarch for a dispensation. * Request Invasion - sometimes you want to attack fellow believer, but you don't have a proper casus belli. Below you can find list of all interactions you can make: Those persons decide about excommunication, crusades and divorces, so it's worth to keep them satisfied. Relations with the heads of the Church have crucial role in the religious development of the country and character.

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