Attila Catholic Western Roman Emperor

What if Attila is convinced ( maybe through Orestes)by the Roman Catholic faith and that it benefits him the most in ruling over Western Europe ? Would he accept the bishop of Rome above him or the Eastern Roman Emperor ? Could he convert his Arian and pagan subjects to Catholicism ? Would Roman Christianity see him as a ,savior' ? What if Attila indeed rides into Rome and forbids to plunder the churches, than is declared the new emperor of WRE ?
 
The Romans aren't going to declare a barbarian Emperor. Attila would become another puppet master, appointing whoever he wants as Emperor and replacing him when he wants another puppet.
 
I doubt the romans would recognize Attila as their emperor. What happens to Valentinianus III and Aetius? Assuming they die or are captured somehow by Attila, you could still have the opposition of the romans in Gaul and part of Hispania, without counting the ERE and the problems related to the succession to his "2 vast empires".
 
I don't think that Romans could accept Attila, someone foreign barbarian who even doesn't speak Latin very well, if all, as emperor. Some military commander, who puppetise emperor is best what Attila can hope.
 
Yeah I don't think Attila would ever be declared emperor, even if he is converted to Roman Christianity or is at least pro-Christian. However, I don't think that means he would be completely separate from Roman politics. He may not be declared Emperor or Governor or anything like that, but with a large army and a position more advantageous to the Roman style of Christianity he would definitely play a role in Roman politics.

Something that could be interesting would be how this would affect Arian Christianity, especially if Attila is actually converted to Roman Christianity. Arianism was most popular in Germania during this time period, and with a Roman Christian empire in northern Europe, could it have spread to the north earlier, thus putting a stop or at least a hindrance to the power of Arian Christianity in Germania? Could this mean that the Germanic Barbarians are less inclined to invade Rome, especially with a more pro-Rome Attila? Such a timeline could mean a later collapse of the western roman empire, and under different circumstances.
 
I don't see the Romans accepting Attila as their emperor nor would Attila accept the Romans' unwillingness to recognize him as Emperor short of Attila invading and conquering enough of the Empire to force the Pope to crown him. As soon as he dies, his empire collapses as it did IOTL and the Romans would be the first ones to break off from Attila's dominium.
 
Would he accept the bishop of Rome above him or the Eastern Roman Emperor ?

Popes of this period generally confined their commands to matters of ecclesiastical discipline (who was eligible for ordination, what sort of things priests weren't allowed to do, that kind of thing), so I don't expect there to be much conflict unless Attila starts fancying himself a theologian and tries meddling in doctrinal affairs.
 
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