Savonarolan Reformation

Girolamo Savonarola was a devout believer in Christ, and strongly resented the Borgias' hold on the papacy. Pope Alexander VI, his archfoe, was a wretched individual, dedicated to carnal pleasures and despicable material concerns. This unholy man fathered several children, filling his palace with prostitutes.:eek:
In Italy, syphylis is spreading after the discovery of a "New World" swarming with heathens. In Florence, the citizens' concern is growing, and Savonarola manages to take control of the city when Charles VIII of France overthrows the Medici in 1494. :cool:
However, instead of being tortured on the rack after having been excommunicated on May 13, 1497, Savonarola thrives, and soon other cities in Italy pledge their allegiance to Florence. A coalition of "Savonarolan" city states besiege Rome. In 1500, Alexander VI is executed. "Bonfires of vanities" are lit all over Italy. Numerous artists are burnt along with their works, and intellectuals are looked down upon. Gangs of Savonarolan children terrorize the population, and collect ever increasing sums of money, redistributing the wealth to the poor, and building stronger armies and infrastructures.
Meanwhile, the king of France, impressed by Savonarola's charisma and powers of persuasion, decides to convert to Savonarolism. As a reaction, a new papacy is established in Madrid, and the English and Spaniards forge an alliance against Italian city states and France. In Germany, the country is torn apart by religious strife, and Lutheranism never comes to existence.
What would be the tenets of such a religion? What kind of influence would it have on the colonization of the New world? How would it influence European politics in, say, the next 400 years?:confused:
 
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