Since the reign of Henry III, rebelling against the Church has become one of the most unforgivable sins in the Empire, akin to directly inciting a rebellion.
Rebels would not only be executed publicly, but their heads would also be severed and hung on city walls for a week, to warn all future generations. It was precisely from the time of Henry III that the Church's power within the Empire gradually ascended to its peak, reaching a level comparable to that of the monarchy.
Opinions about Henry III are mixed; he was the king in the Empire's history who executed the most rebels until the end of Henry VI's reign, when this record was broken. Following the War of Decline, the current Pope matched the pace of his "predecessor" in just two years.
The turmoil in Dark Furnace City is no exception.
