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The SIV is a small group of priests (primarily Jesuits), religious
(mainly Benedictine monks and nuns) and layfolk from various Catholic
charity and political groups. The SIV's mission is to investigate alien
activities and provide analysis for the Pope and his advisors. It
coordinates with other intelligence agencies dedicated to alien affairs
as needed, but the primary goal of the SIV is to deal with alien
contact from a philosophical and religious (specifically, a Catholic)
perspective. It is an informal branch of the Church hierarchy in Rome
and has no legal standing, although most national governments look the
other way at its actions as long as they are discreet and don't get in
the way.
SECRETUM OMEGA The Servizio Informazioni del Vaticano
History
The genesis of the SIV dates back to February 1954 and the legendary
meeting between President Eisenhower and a delegation of greys. Among
others in attendance at that meeting was James Francis McIntyre, the
Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles. Two days later, Cardinal McIntyre
traveled to Rome and met with Pope Pius XII. The result of this meeting
and the revelations the Cardinal imparted to the Holy Father, the
Servizio Informazioni del Vaticano was formed.
The SIV would gather information about alien activity on Earth, if
possible in cooperation with the relevant agencies of the nations of
the Free World, especially America. Of critical importance was to
provide enough information for the Church to form an informed stance on
alien life when the time came for public revelation.
To this end, the SIV began to act as a sort of Catholic Blue Book -
gathering information on UFO sightings and alien encounters, and
sorting the wheat from the chaff. Cardinal McIntyre and Detroit
Archbishop Edward Mooney were the informal heads of the American branch
of the SIV in its early, while Maurice Cardinal Feltin of Paris and
Milan's Giovanni Cardinal Montini (the future Pope Paul VI) managed
affairs in Europe.
The most striking incident in the history of the SIV is certainly the
1959 meeting between Cardinal McIntyre and a delegation of Nordic-type
aliens supposedly from the Pleiades. These aliens warned the SIV about
the threat posed by other aliens, especially the greys who were becoming increasingly
influential in American circles. These meetings, of which there were
five in all, took place in the United States and in the Vatican Gardens
(these were attended by Pope
Pius XII himself, not long before his death).
During the 1960s, the SIV was nearly disbanded in the wake of the
Church reforms and reorganization after Vatican II, but a skeleton
agency continued on. It grew during the UFO flaps of the 1970s and
again during the 1990s and is now as active as during the golden age of
the 1950s. SIV operatives were among the first on the scene for the
Varginha Incident in southern Brazil, and also present at the mass
abduction incident in Enugu, Nigeria, as well as the famous Mexico City
sightings during 1997.
Current Affairs
The present head of the SIV is Joseph Chambe, the Auxiliary Bishop of
Benin City, Nigeria. A Jesuit, Bishop Chambe has degrees in theology
and astronomy, and is keenly interested in the increasing UFO sightings
and, especially, alien activity throughout West Africa.
NEW PROFESSION QUALITIES
SIV Investigator
SIV Investigators, be they priests, religious or laity, carry out most
of the SIV's work - tracking down UFO reports and alien encounters, and
analyzing them for Rome. Their affiliation with the Church allows them
access to impressive
archives and training.
SIV Support
While most of the SIV's missions are benign and after-the-fact,
sometimes the Service requires a more active resolution to certain
affairs. That's when Support operatives are called in. Be they former
Swiss Guards or devout soldiers or law
enforcement officers (or more shadowy careers) in their former lives,
the men and women of Support provide the SIV with its muscle.
Skills: Dodge 3d, Guns (Handgun) 3d, Intimidation 3d, Streetwise 3d
Qualities/Drawbacks: Influence (Civilian, Criminal, Law or Military), Resources (Middle Class), Obligation (Extreme)
Pulling Strings: Counterculture Friends, Vehicle Check
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