elaineofshalott wrote:If I recall correctly because "heretics" property was seized the Spanish Inquisition actually turned a profit. If Chihiro and/or Schueler carried that over with all of the other historical practices then considering how corrupt the Church on Safehold is I imagine that would provide enough motive for the inquisition to find something to consider heresy.
I could really, really hope that Chihiro was not stupid enough to fund the inquisition that way. There is a reason that police departments and militaries are funded by taxes and not plunder. The inquisition has a far better chance of enforcing 'just' church law if they are not tempted to murder people for their money. I think Chihiro would have preferred that the Order of Schueler be a collection of holy warrior monks: fanatics, not mobsters.