Holy Roman Empire

Statement
The Party of the Holy Roman Empire was short-lived a Christian pan-European alliance that sought to unite /pol/ and all of Europe as one Christian nation.

"We must defend Europe from non-Christians, recapture the Constantinople from the Turks and deliver the Holy Land from the hands of infidels."

In pursuit of uniting Europe under one Christian monarch, the Party of the Holy Roman Empire promoted the use of Ecclesiastical Latin as a common European lingua franca.

A Christian Nation
As soon as one begins to talk about a united Christendom, one almost immediately runs into concerns with how it should be handled. Should the government forcibly convert all Christians to a single recognized denomination? Should the government simply recognize any denomination that claims to believe in our Lord Jesus Christ?

In response to this, based on the principles of the Treaty of Westphalia, the Party of the Holy Roman Empire has chosen to approach Christendom ecumenically but with discernment. Where some denominations only disagree on procedural questions, or on the role and actions of clergy, others are guilty of gross heresies. Therefore, the Party of the Holy Roman Empire has in council chosen those denominations it feels adheres to the basic principles of true Christian belief.
 * The Roman Catholic Church
 * Eastern Orthodox Churches
 * Lutheranism
 * Calvinism
 * Anglicanism

Social Policy
The foundational principle of all party social policy is the sanctity of human life in union with our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in an inherent dignity of the human person starting from conception through to natural death. As such, the Party of the Holy Roman Empire supports the classification of the unborn fetus as a person, making deliberate abortion or euthanisia a criminal act of murder.

In accordance with the Christian doctrine of forgiveness, the Party supports the decriminalization of homosexuality but remains staunchly opposed to the recognition of any sort of same-sex marital union or adoption.

Ghibellines
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