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'''Easterspheres''' is a term coined by the media to roughly describe the respective zones of influence of [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]] within the [[Occidental world]], especially with regard to religion. The concept was devised by the [[Levantine Times Union]] journalist Marco Enne following the [[Eight Points Agreement]], and is based on different individuals being remembered in the ''{{wp|Exsultet}}'', an Easter-time prayer in the [[Catholic Church]]. | '''Easterspheres''' is a term coined by the media to roughly describe the respective zones of influence of [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]] within the [[Occidental world]], especially with regard to religion. The concept was devised by the [[Levantine Times Union]] journalist Marco Enne following the [[Eight Points Agreement]], and is based on different individuals being remembered in the ''{{wp|Exsultet}}'', an Easter-time prayer in the [[Catholic Church]]. | ||
The ''{{wp|Exsultet}}'' is a prayer offered during the {{wp|Easter Vigil}} in both the {{wp|Latin Rite}} and [[Caphiric Rite]] of the [[Catholic Church]], used largely to proclaim the coming Easter celebration. At the conclusion of the Exsultet is the {{wp|Exsultet#Prayer_for_the_Emperor|Prayer for the Emperor}}, a prayer for the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]'s benefit, calling for him to receive "tranquility of lasting peace and heavenly victory with all his people." In the [[Catholic Church]], this prayer was made optional by {{wp|Pope Pius XII}} in [[1955]] as part of a broader revision to the Holy Week liturgies. In the schism era [[Caphiric Church]], the name of the [[Imperator of Caphiria]] had replaced the name of the Emperor of the Levantines as one of the first liturgical changes, occurring on Easter [[1616]]; some historians suggest that the name of the Imperator | The ''{{wp|Exsultet}}'' is a prayer offered during the {{wp|Easter Vigil}} in both the {{wp|Latin Rite}} and [[Caphiric Rite]] of the [[Catholic Church]], used largely to proclaim the coming Easter celebration. At the conclusion of the Exsultet is the {{wp|Exsultet#Prayer_for_the_Emperor|Prayer for the Emperor}}, a prayer for the [[Emperor of the Levantines]]'s benefit, calling for him to receive "tranquility of lasting peace and heavenly victory with all his people." In the [[Catholic Church]], this prayer was made optional by {{wp|Pope Pius XII}} in [[1955]] as part of a broader revision to the Holy Week liturgies. In the schism era [[Caphiric Church]], the name of the [[Imperator of Caphiria]] had replaced the name of the Emperor of the Levantines as one of the first liturgical changes, occurring on Easter [[1616]]; some historians suggest that the name of the Imperator had already been substituted in decades earlier. The [[Eight Points Agreement]] provided that, in nations that retained the prayer, the name of the Imperator would be said in all nations on [[Sarpedon]], excluding [[Vallos]]. Due to the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] retaining the title and dignity of [[Emperor of the Levantines]] [[Empire-in-fact|in perpetuity]], [[Levantine Times Union]] journalist Marco Enne noted in [[2015]] that the Exsultet prayers thus function as a "quick shorthand of displaying the political and cultural capital of Urcea and Caphiria, respectively, abroad". Since, many clerics and politicians within the [[Levantine Union]] have criticized the use of the Exsultet as such, both on the grounds that it makes "a prayer of goodwill a sign of the profane" in the words of Urcean politician [[Livio Iarnán]] but also because the prayer "expresses the continued bonds of solidarity and goodwill between Levantine peoples rather than a display of dominance, submission, or influence" according to John Mulhouse, Archbishop of [[Anglei|Stretton]]. | ||
In the intervening years since both 1955 and the [[Eight Points Agreement]], inclusion or exclusion of the Emperor or Imperator have been used as a sign of goodwill or independence from [[Urcea]] or [[Caphiria]], depending on the circumstance. Two prominent examples occurred in the 2010s. In [[2019]], in the context of strengthening relations between Urcea and [[Stenza]], the small Catholic Church in Stenza began to offer prayers on behalf of [[Riordan VIII]] at the request of the [[Government of Stenza]]. Inversely, following the Eight Points Agreement, the Churches in both [[Pelaxia]] and [[Zeshinava]] opted out of including the prayer at all in [[2016]]. | In the intervening years since both 1955 and the [[Eight Points Agreement]], inclusion or exclusion of the Emperor or Imperator have been used as a sign of goodwill or independence from [[Urcea]] or [[Caphiria]], depending on the circumstance. Two prominent examples occurred in the 2010s. In [[2019]], in the context of strengthening relations between Urcea and [[Stenza]], the small Catholic Church in Stenza began to offer prayers on behalf of [[Riordan VIII]] at the request of the [[Government of Stenza]]. Inversely, following the Eight Points Agreement, the Churches in both [[Pelaxia]] and [[Zeshinava]] opted out of including the prayer at all in [[2016]]. | ||