#fun fact: he's still listed as “Ralph” on my spreadsheet

[thestressedsimmer]

June, 1316: The Vatican, Willow Creek

Today was a special day. His Holiness Pope John XXII was turning 30 years old. As far as popes go, he's fairly young - but he was handling some great crisises of faith over his time as pope.

He's been doing his best to keep the followers of the Watcher civil with each other, but there had still been wars. He had tried to instruct his priests on how to keep people calm and believing in their Watcher through this horrible famine, that (at least) he feels he has mostly been successful with. Even if some people have strayed from the path of light, he's positive that more people have flocked to the churches to pray for an end to the famine. The more who do that, the more likely it is that it will end soon.

All of this being said? He's grateful that the Watcher has gifted him another year of life.

Not only that, but She has gifted him with a new life stage. Not everyone is lucky enough to make it this long so he should say an extra prayer of thanks that day.