Cardinal Jean Marie Villot, The Vatican's far reaching shadow #1 [Desaparecidos - ENG]

Played by : L. N.

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Vatican delegation
“As expected during a coup d’état, there has been bloodshed during the cleaning procedures in Chile” (Monsignor Benelli, Vatican Secretary of State)

Far from Chilean reality, the high representatives of the Vatican support Pinochet in the name of the fight to communism. Voices of the dictatorship arrive in Rome, where the media accusations are thought to be a leftist campaign to belittle the regime. The clergy realize how much communist propaganda can influence the free world’s media.
What will they do when they hear the screams of the prisoners?
The regime’s propaganda and fear of communism will clash with ethics and religion. The power dynamics will conflict with moral and faith questions, in a delicate game of balances between politics and religion.
The members of the Vatican delegation will play a game in which their beliefs will face reality, where theology and politics will face the horrors committed by men,
THEMES: Politics, religion, hypocrisy, power.

Teaser:

As Vatican Chancellor, the Cardinal casts his shadow far beyond Rome. Villot has made earthly politics his cross to bear and his mission to fulfill, surrounding himself with powerful and strong apostles, loyal and obedient soldiers of Christ. He is a servant of the State, of the State of God, and as such he pursues the Vatican's interests. True faith is the means to an end; there is no room for the illusions that led him to follow the divine vocationl that got lost among the velvets of the Holy See.

Relations:

Giovanni Benelli   is the vice Chancellor and like any good politician Villot has him by the balls. Should he ever try to outsmart him, he will feed him to the sharks. Licio Gelli   has enlightened him: that unwordly voice he once heard as a young priest, is strong within the Venerable: together they will give birth to a new religion. Monsignor Joaquin Navarro Valls   is almost a friend, and the two respect each other, even though he envies Vall's meteoric ascent and career in the Vatican.

Alignment: The clergy - Group: The Vatican Delegation - Nationality: Italy - Gender: Male - Player's Age: any age - DISCLAIMER: Disclaimer: The characters and the stories presented in DESAPARECIDOS are inspired by people and real facts, but their description and characterization is totally the result of imagination. In the writing of the event numerous liberties have been taken, especially as regards the characterization of the characters, the images used and the succession of the various events, which never claim to reflect the reality of the facts or behavior of historical characters. The interpretation of the players and the evolution of the narrative will lead to moments and events quite distant from historical reality. It is not intention of the authors to express any specific position or to make judgments on specific facts that actually occurred -except to condemn the use of any form of violence by anyone- nor to diminish in any way the historical and personal tragedy of the Chilean people and thousands of families involved in the drama of the desaparecidos.

Other members of the group: The Vatican Delegation Cardinal Giovanni Benelli (2 ) Played by Fabio P; Joaquin Navarro Valls (6 ) Played by Michael P;