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	==[[Holy Symbol]]==		==[[Holy Symbol]]==
	The most important and sacred holy symbol for the Empyrean Church is the sixfold sun,<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> a [[sun]] with six rays reaching out from it.<ref>NV p. 74</ref>		The most important and sacred holy symbol for the Empyrean Church is the sixfold sun,<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> a [[sun]] with six rays reaching out from it.<ref>BC p. 74</ref>

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	Praised virtues include [[honesty]], penitence, and the admission of [[sin]]s. [[Heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] are condemned as vile [[sin]]s eating away at the heart of Malosia.<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> Diligence is to be rewarded, but charity is not to be extended to the [[sloth]]ful.<ref name="BC p. 63">BC p. 63</ref> Only the [[faithful]] are trustworthy.<ref name="BC p. 75">[[Black Crusade]] p. 75</ref>		Praised virtues include [[honesty]], penitence, and the admission of [[sin]]s. [[Heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] are condemned as vile [[sin]]s eating away at the heart of Malosia.<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> Diligence is to be rewarded, but charity is not to be extended to the [[sloth]]ful.<ref name="BC p. 63">BC p. 63</ref> Only the [[faithful]] are trustworthy.<ref name="BC p. 75">[[Black Crusade]] p. 75</ref>

	Members of the Empyrean Church do not use [[magic]]<ref>BC p. 160</ref> ([[exorcism]]s are one possible exception<ref>BC p. 178</ref>.) [[Priest]]s of the faith are to refrain from spilling [[blood]], though the [[Truth Seeker]]s, the [[torturer]]s and [[interrogator]]s of the [[~~Empyreal~~ Inquisition]], have found many ways to go about their business without transgressing that restriction.<ref>p. 67</ref>		Members of the Empyrean Church do not use [[magic]]<ref>BC p. 160</ref> ([[exorcism]]s are one possible exception<ref>BC p. 178</ref>.) [[Priest]]s of the faith are to refrain from spilling [[blood]], though the [[Truth Seeker]]s, the [[torturer]]s and [[interrogator]]s of the [[Empyrean Inquisition]], have found many ways to go about their business without transgressing that restriction.<ref>p. 67</ref>

	==Structure==		==Structure==

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The Empyrean Church is the premiere [[religious institution]] of [[Malosia]]. <ref>[http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/DrawingRoom/Ravenloft_Products/Black_Crusade.html Comments by Ari Marmell archived from the FoS Message Boards]</ref> Ever since subsuming the authority of the [[Malosian]] royalty eons ago, the Empyrean Church has reigned over Malosian [[society]] as well.<ref name="BC p. 75">[[Black Crusade]] p. 75</ref>

==Doctrine==
[[The God Most High]] is the central figure and [[deity]] [[worshiped]] in this monotheistic faith. His children, the [[Sixfold Scions]], are recognized as the saviors of humanity.<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> The main holy text of the faith is the [[Septateuch]].<ref name="BC p. 75">[[Black Crusade]] p. 75</ref>

Praised virtues include [[honesty]], penitence, and the admission of [[sin]]s. [[Heresy]] and [[witchcraft]] are condemned as vile [[sin]]s eating away at the heart of Malosia.<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> Diligence is to be rewarded, but charity is not to be extended to the [[sloth]]ful.<ref name="BC p. 63">BC p. 63</ref> Only the [[faithful]] are trustworthy.<ref name="BC p. 75">[[Black Crusade]] p. 75</ref>

Members of the Empyrean Church do not use [[magic]]<ref>BC p. 160</ref> ([[exorcism]]s are one possible exception<ref>BC p. 178</ref>.) [[Priest]]s of the faith are to refrain from spilling [[blood]], though the [[Truth Seeker]]s, the [[torturer]]s and [[interrogator]]s of the [[Empyreal Inquisition]], have found many ways to go about their business without transgressing that restriction.<ref>p. 67</ref>

==Structure==
The Empyrean Church seems to have two divisions. There is the main [[clergy]] that serve as priests and preachers as in many other lands. The [[Empyrean Inquisition]] represents the martial arm of the church especially against [[heretic]]s and [[witch]]es.<ref>BC p. 215-216</ref> Beyond the Truth Seekers mentioned above, the [[Redbreasts]] are the [[soldier]]s and [[law enforcement officer]]s of the church. They arrest suspected heretics and witches and also maintain the prison]]s, such as [[Perdition Hill]].

The seat of authority for the Church is the [[Empyrean Basilica]] on [[Scions Mount]] at the center of [[Caercaelum]]. The Inquisition is centered at the [[Citadel of Truth]].<ref>BC 215-216, 222, 256, 275</ref>

==[[Holy Symbol]]==
The most important and sacred holy symbol for the Empyrean Church is the sixfold sun,<ref name="BC p. 69">BC p. 69</ref> a [[sun]] with six rays reaching out from it.<ref>NV p. 74</ref>

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