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The '''Papal Mainframe''' was a space church, led by the Mother Superious [[Tasha Lem]]. The Mainframe, along with several other spaceships, orbited above the planet Trenzalore shortly before the siege that occurred there.
The '''Papal Mainframe''' was a space church, led by the Mother Superious [[Tasha Lem]]. When a mysterious message that filled the higher species with feat spread to every corner of space and time, the Papal Mainframe was the first ship to arrive at [[Trenzalore]], the source of the message, and shielded it so that nobody could land, though unknown to them, the [[Weeping Angels]] had beat them to the planet.


The Mainframe was lead to the planet by a broadcast through the cracks in time. The Mother Superious, Tasha Lem, summoned [[the Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] to the ship in response to the message. she enlisted their help to discover the meaning of the message by sending them to the planet below to decipher the message.
Tasha Lem at some point deciphered the message herself and summoned [[the Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald]] to Mainframe in response to the message. Feigning ignorance as to its contents, she sent them down to the planet to discover the truth themselves.


Upon discovering that the message was the [[First Question]], sent by the Time Lords from their pocket universe, the Doctor was told by Tasha Lem that in saving the Time Lords, he would cause the fleets above to destroy them. The Doctor refuses to allow The Mainframe to destroy the planet and spends the next 300 years defending it.
Upon discovering that the message was the [[First Question]], sent by the Time Lords from their pocket universe, Tasha Lem communicated to the Doctor that if he took action to save the Time Lords, he would cause the fleets above to destroy them. The Doctor refused to allow The Mainframe to destroy the planet and spent the next 300 years defending it. The Papal Mainframe also busied themselves with keeping the peace amongst the various species that remained in orbit.
Tasha Lem officially changed the core tenets of the Papal Mainframe's constituent chapter so that they became dedicated to ensuring that silence would fall in response to the question, effectively turning the Papal Mainframe into Church of [[the Silence]].


During this time, the Mainframe becomes dedicated to ensuring that silence falls when the Question is asked, becoming the Church of the Silence. By the time of the Doctor and Clara's next visit to the Mainframe, it has been attacked by the Daleks. Laid as a trap for the Doctor, the occupants of the ship (including Tasha Lem are turned into Daleks puppets. However, Tasha manages to fight back and destroy three Daleks.
By the time of the Doctor and Clara's next visit to the Mainframe, it had been largely overrun by the [[Dalek]]s, who converted most of the crew, including Lem herself, into puppets. However, with the Doctor's assistance, Tasha managed to resist the Daleks' control and take back the Church, and spend the remainder of conflict coordinating the Papal Mainframe and the Silence against the Daleks.
([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'')
([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'')




Colonel [[Manton]] lowered the hoods of the [[Order of the Headless|headless monks]] on the authority of the Papal Mainframe — an act that was otherwise a level 1 heresy. At the time Manton took the action at [[Demons Run]], the Mainframe, or its leader was either actually female or commonly referred to with a feminine pronoun. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
Colonel [[Manton]] lowered the hoods of the [[Order of the Headless|headless monks]] on the authority of the Papal Mainframe — an act that was otherwise a level 1 heresy. At the time Manton took the action at [[Demons Run]], the Papal Mainframe was also commanded by a woman,([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'') although it is unknown if this was Tasha Lem or another Mother Superious.


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* In non-narrative sources, the Papal Mainframe was said to be the leader of the [[Order of the Headless|Headless Monks]] ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia]]'') or [[the Church]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'')
* In non-narrative sources, the Papal Mainframe was said to be the leader of the [[Order of the Headless|Headless Monks]] ([[REF]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia]]'') or [[the Church]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'')
* Following their return to their own time, [[Vastra]] and Jenny were added to the Papal Mainframe's "most wanted" list. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'')
* Following their return to their own time, [[Vastra]] and Jenny were added to the Papal Mainframe's "most wanted" list. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'')
* In [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', Manton refers to "the Papal Mainframe herself", suggesting it is a title or office. [[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'' reveals that the term properly refers to the church's spacefaring headquarters.
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The Papal Mainframe was a space church, led by the Mother Superious Tasha Lem. When a mysterious message that filled the higher species with feat spread to every corner of space and time, the Papal Mainframe was the first ship to arrive at Trenzalore, the source of the message, and shielded it so that nobody could land, though unknown to them, the Weeping Angels had beat them to the planet.

Tasha Lem at some point deciphered the message herself and summoned the Doctor and Clara Oswald to Mainframe in response to the message. Feigning ignorance as to its contents, she sent them down to the planet to discover the truth themselves.

Upon discovering that the message was the First Question, sent by the Time Lords from their pocket universe, Tasha Lem communicated to the Doctor that if he took action to save the Time Lords, he would cause the fleets above to destroy them. The Doctor refused to allow The Mainframe to destroy the planet and spent the next 300 years defending it. The Papal Mainframe also busied themselves with keeping the peace amongst the various species that remained in orbit. Tasha Lem officially changed the core tenets of the Papal Mainframe's constituent chapter so that they became dedicated to ensuring that silence would fall in response to the question, effectively turning the Papal Mainframe into Church of the Silence.

By the time of the Doctor and Clara's next visit to the Mainframe, it had been largely overrun by the Daleks, who converted most of the crew, including Lem herself, into puppets. However, with the Doctor's assistance, Tasha managed to resist the Daleks' control and take back the Church, and spend the remainder of conflict coordinating the Papal Mainframe and the Silence against the Daleks. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)


Colonel Manton lowered the hoods of the headless monks on the authority of the Papal Mainframe — an act that was otherwise a level 1 heresy. At the time Manton took the action at Demons Run, the Papal Mainframe was also commanded by a woman,(TV: A Good Man Goes to War) although it is unknown if this was Tasha Lem or another Mother Superious.

Behind the scenes