Enough time had passed since the Proclamation of Industry, to the point where the authorities of the Catholic Church had gathered in Aachen at its famous Imperial Cathedral.
There they began to squabble about the ongoing market disruptions that were of pressing concern.
Ragnar's "Productivity Gospel" was far more popular than they had initially estimated, especially after the revelation that the Church's "holy water" was just unfiltered river water, while Ragnar's water came from a sanitized pump.
As such, this was the most important concern which they discussed at the gathering.
Pope Leo IV, as always, had started the meeting by shouting at anyone who opposed his fiscal policy.
Though he called this meeting ahead of schedule to address the Industrial Reformation and the Schism between the warring Catholic monarchs, he was not a diplomatic man.
He was currently engaged in a debate with King Charles the Bald of Frankia over what should be done about the matter.
