Prior to 1964, the Catholic Church had Latin rite Patriarchs of Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople and Jerusalem. The former three have been abolished, while Jerusalem remains (as there's a non-trivial number of Latin rite Catholics thereabouts). Your challenge is to conjure a scenario where Moscow is added to those ranks. The Patriarchate of Moscow can be titular or have a substantial flock; the latter would be more fun than a "Polish rule lasts 20 years, Rome creates the Patriarchate to try and sway the locals, then it all falls apart and only the office remains" scenario, IMO. Have at it!
AHC: Latin Patriarch of Moscow
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Sulemain
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish–Lithuanian–Muscovite_Commonwealth
A possible consequence of this?
A possible consequence of this?
Yeah, that seems the most likely method. One just needs to figure out how to make the Polish domination of Russia last - I think it'd need to endure for at least a generation before Rome would appoint its own Patriarch, but I don't know much about the period or the politics involved there.
Sulemain
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If you want a POD further back, have the Byzantium Empire decline faster pre-1204 (no Khomenni Restoration) and have an East-West Unification, the establishment of Rite-Catholicism. English-Rite, etc, under Patriarchs, under the Pope. A bit like the modern Uniate Church in the Ukraine.
Khomeni restoration... hmmm... a Patriarch leads a radical revolution, overthrowing the corrupt Emperor....
Sulemain
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Khomeni restoration... hmmm... a Patriarch leads a radical revolution, overthrowing the corrupt Emperor....
Komnenoi. I meant Komnenoi
The point still stands though!