2166: Nuclear bombs destroy the world. The Vatican survives and begins to take people on and help them. The Church gives hope to the people. 2166: Vatican now control all of what was Italy. Papal Empire founded. 2167: Papal Empire expands significantly as life for the people of Italy has returned to normal. The Papal Empire now controls Switzerland, Southern France, and the Iberian peninsula. 2189: The Crusade ends with a Catholic victory. 2197: The Papal Empire kindly donates the islands of Corsica and Sardinia to the American survivors. The United States of New America is founded.