It was a dark evening somewhere in a pretty house. Several man gathered togehter at a table. "Did it work?" - "Splendid, that old fool is out of sight. Our spy just returned from Rome and confirmed the rumors. They were upset about him and even send a compain to our noble ruler." - "But what about the past?" - "No one cares for the past, as no one cares for the old ruler. A dead pope, a dead king, things happen, when people are nasty. We should ensure that the fool shares their fate, what the nobility of Rome can do is no challenge for us."

Some time later...
"Who do you think will become pope?" - "Hopefully Ronin, this lad will run with a blame and torch through the world and light our fire." - "What about this leader of the templar knights?" - "Even if he becomes pope he has to fight for Jerusalem, so there is just the need to pay taxes. The only important thing is that the new pope controls the mortal leaders and everything will develop fine..."