"The young brat is gaining in assurance. One could mistake him for the Patriarch himself rather than the Archon of a backward planet, if one were to judge by the arrogance in his voice. Still, his move is far from stupid. He know I can't afford to be seen opposing the Church, and he makes the most out of it." Thought Roim while listening to Luthias' demands. Slowly, a plan while emerging in his mind.
First of all, I am glad to have such an holy man as my confessor. While I never had any heretic thought, Pancreator forbid, be sure I'll turn to you if that was to be the case.
Now, I must say that I am surprised by your demand, Archon Luthias. While we are all thankful to Our Mother the Church for safeguarding our souls, we do not see the need to change the custom. For time immemorial, tithe had been paid by the parishioners to maintain their local churches as well as to finance the activities of Holy men such as yourself. Even now, the tithe paid every month by our folks is more than enough to maintain all the Holy places across the realm, and to provide you with a sizeable chunk of your income. And just as we do not levy taxes on your priest to pay for the soldiers that protect their body, it has been custom for the Kings and Lords of this planet not to pay the tithe for the Church that protect our souls.
However, I understand your concern about heresy, and the need to make sure only the purest Orthodoxy shape our people's believe. As such, I'll order than a tenth of our income be set apart for the erection of glorious place of worships all across our land. I am sure that your hierarchy will be pleased by that proof of your efficient management of the spiritual well-being of Si'kar, as well as the sudden increase in tithe and revenue those temples will bring to the church.
Set aside 10% of our incomes to build temples and churches all over the land.
The issue of the Warrior-Priests is a touchy one. Those men have sworn an oath of loyalty to Avery, and wouldn't dream of breaking it. However, I agree that we cannot let another interpretation of the Faith develop. While we provide for their training and equipment, so as to guarantee they'll interact as efficiently as possible with the other armed forces of the realm, we will erect a seminar here in Delta 17, where they'll receive the best spiritual education, the better to serve the Pancreator. We hope you'll agree to provide your best teachers, for those men are to be the spearhead of the faith.
A seminar will be built in Delta 17, to train the warrior-priest. Make sure the construction is delayed a couple of time for no apparent reason, and that the final building is quite small.
As for the school, I am afraid I didn't know about this secularization. Those affairs are managed by a relative. I however understand your concern and will make sure you can meet him before flying away. Now, if you please, I'd like to talk about those new lands you discovered. You must know that the news was greeted with great joy by the people of House Nova, and that many already signed to join our armies in the event of a crusade. So, tell me more. Where exactly are those lands, and what forces would we need for a total pacification and conversion of this new continent?