The Church

The Vatican

The Church is a world organization that keeps the world safe from demons and the Lords of the Seven Deadly Sins.

## General information

### Mission

The Church's mission is to fight demons in order to survive and protect mankind from evil. Their exorcists are apostles of God who save people with the power of miracles. They also deal with witches, followers of the demon lords, or keep an eye out for any other kind of followers.

### Multiple Facilities

Aside from actual churches around the world, the organization is also in possession of villas, labs, research stations, and bases. Known facilities and notable locations are:

* HQ, also known as the Vatican.
* A beach area with a private villa.
* A lab in Tokyo for testing.
* The churches in France, who came up with a robust system to seal up Beelzebub's little finger.
* Research center in the Alps, Mont Blanc, who kept the purified piece of Asmodeus.
* A newly established base in Tokyo.

### Influence

The Church has quite the influence on the world, all to keep the general public in the dark about the existence of demons. For example, when Imuri and Boy were attacked by Mammon at the aquarium or when the demon lord made it rain heavenly fire, both incidents were covered up and reported as accidents. The church also have people like Sister Aleksandra who will cover up any incidents on the internet.

The Church also has signed an informal treaty that keeps exorcists from interfering in all political situations.

## Members and Structure

Despite being a good world organization that protects the world, the Church has many internal problems. From churches in certain regions being displeased that the Vatican interferes with a proprietary air to higher-ups slandering someone of a lower rank for simply giving feedback. This all stems from the outdated view of the Church of the world. For example, not allowing a woman to become a grand priest, purely for the fact that a woman can't become a priest.

The Church is currently split into two factions: one group that supports its old-time traditions based on faith and righteousness led by Pope Johannes. The other group believes that the current system is old and non-functional. They wish to revise the current system to move closer to righteousness and are led by Cardinal Heisenberg.

## History

In 2011, Beelzebub attacked a livestock farm in Germany. The Church responded by sending out their strongest exorcist at the time: Mother Rosa. She, alongside 78 other exorcists, died but was able to repel the Lord of Flies. There was only one villager who survived: Leah, who joined the Church.

### Prologue

After Asmodeus was repelled by Boy, all the women who were under her control lost consciousness. Women of apostles of the Church wrapped the victims in blankets and took them indoors. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, but many suffered from hypothermia, mild frostbite, and some psychological distress. The Church also searched the entire town for Boy's right eyeball, with the intention of turning it into a holy relic, but it couldn't be found. They were also able to somehow secure the purified fragment of Asmodeus.

### Part 1

After Mammon's attack on the aquarium, the Church sent people in order to cover up the incident. They later also provided the grand priest with information about possible hiding places of the demon lord of Greed and covered the heavenly fire incident.

### Part 5

After Asmodeus was repelled, the grand priest became aware he was mentally unstable. As such, he proposed a change in the guarding system of Imuri Atsuki. As the Base in Tokyo was nearing its completion, the Church complied and arranged that Boy and Imuri would live there and that the latter would now be under the care of sister Leah. The base was also part of the original plan: a living complex where exorcists coming to Japan would gather and where they could watch over Boy and Imuri. The Church would also focus on the grand priest rehab. First, they would make him walk around on the streets to accurately determine his mental state.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Episode 11
3. ↑ File #15
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File #20
5. ↑ Episode 27
6. ↑ Episode 56
7. ↑ File #37
8. ↑ File #17
9. ↑ File #29
10. ↑ Episode 19
11. ↑ Episode 41
12. ↑ Episode 19
13. ↑ File #04
14. ↑ File #01
15. ↑ Episode 4
16. ↑ Episode 56