Second Crusade of EarthMC
The Second Crusade of EarthMC was a Holy Crusade declared by the Roman Catholic Church against Francia and the Apostolic Church. The crusade began on July 3rd, 2021 and ended on September 15th with the signing of The Apostolic Accords.
History
Background
On June 23rd, 2021, Thanamos, the king of Francia at the time, posted a message on the Francia Discord. This message declared that Francia didn't recognize the Holy See and the Roman Catholic Church as legitimate. Pope Benedict XVII was made aware of "[...] plans of schism and high treason against christendom and the Church."
The Pope stated that if Francia continued to threaten the Roman Church, he would "be forced to the call of action in defense of the Faith.", reffering to declaring a Holy Crusade. He also excommunicated Thanamos because of his statement.
Three days after this, on June 26th, Cinnamon, the Queen of Francia, invited all of the citizens of Francia to join the Apostolic Church. This was the last straw and, on July 3rd, 2021, BenedictXVII declared a Holy Crusade on Francia and the Apostolic Church releasing EMC 2nd Crusade: Official declaration.
Beggining of the conflict
During the first days of the conflict, nations such as Spain, the CSA, Minnesota, Pueblo, the Omani Sultane and the Duchy of Izhevsk would all join the Catholic side, with only the Victoria Empire joining the Apostolic Church. Due to all of the pressure, Thanamos abdicated and CorbeauNoireaud took his position. The first raid happened on July 8th and was led by Archbichop Minister_Miong, where the group of 9 crusaders killed animales and generally caused a lot of mayhem.
After the raid, Thanamos came back to the throne and formed the League of Free Nations. Finland, Marie Byrd Land and the Sunbelt Alliance joined the Catholic side and the Victoria Empire left the Francian side. Marie Byrd Land also withdrew from the crusade.
The Battle of Paris
On August 22nd, crusaders gathered at /n spawn France to prepare for one of the biggest battles of EarthMC history: the Battle of Paris. One of EarthMC's biggest armies ever gathered, 30 people, came to Paris and prepared to face the army of just around 10 people. Francia crafted some makeshift traps which killed a considerable amount of players. Surprisingly, the crusaders retreated resulting in a Francia victory.