John Verum

The Church of Canon was created through the will of our lord using human hands as his builder. His prophets were born of men and a grand majority of his faithful are sons and daughters of Horen. Nowhere in his infallible word does our lord mention the races of Elf, Dwarf, or Orc. It is clear that God has set aside the human race as his people. Why then do we waste our time preaching to false ears? Predestination is widely accepted throughout the church, and it is reasonable why. Our lord knows all, plans all, and creates all; therefore he knows our choice of whether to follow him or not. Yet it is still our choice to make, whether to humbly serve The Creator or not, as he has blessed us with free will. There is no shred of evidence that this gift of free will has been gifted to any other of the humanoid races we share this world with. We must deconstruct and categorize what evidence there is to free will. Is it our ability to build, for even a wasp can create a nest. Is it our ability to work together and live in community, for even the wolf can hunt in a pack, and ants work for a common goal. Is it even our ability to speak and create thought, for a parrot can speak wisdom though it will only be an echo. A base definition of sentience is not possible for anyone but our lord, and so we must draw some conclusions if we are to answer this riddle. There is no denying that The Creator made all beings, including the elven, dwarven, and orcish races, but like all other animals that were put on this world, they act purely through instinct and self preservation. The only whims of these races are those that nature has developed within them in order to further the survival of their race. Simply put the races that we have long seen as peers have no knowledge of good and evil, no ability to choose, and nothing dictating what is right in the eyes of our lord and what is not. Free choice does not exist in these creatures, and for the strength of The Church we must realize this and move away trying to evangelize animals in pursuit of more fruitful endeavors.

James, once again you prove yourself to be ignorant and hypocritical. By demanding reform of the church, and renouncing the position of pontiff you make the assumption that you yourself know the will of God. This is the very crime you accuse the Pontiff of committing. I agree with you, no man knows the will of God, and the position of Pontiff is not exempt from this. However the church at it's current state promotes a unity in the faith that would not exist if reform would take place. The organization of the Church, is that created by man, but it still does it's job to enact the will of the Creator. Look at history and tell me if the faith would be stronger if not for the church. I ask you to stop these ridiculous pleas and instead help promote the faith. The church in it's current state is the most efficient tool we have to spread the word of the Creator, and therefore it would be above ignorance to get rid of it. Canonical law may need to be amended now and again in order to promote a Godly church, as is the example in recent times. However that does not mean to burn down the church we have and start anew. Please my friend, look at reason. Go with the Creator John Vernum