WeberFan wrote:After reading and contemplating all the posts in this thread, I offer up the following TEXTEV - which I personally consider pretty definitive...
(Emphasis mine)
August Year of God 915.II. Imperial Palace, City of Cherayth, Kingdom of Chisholm, Empire of Charis.
"You're right," Nahrmahn agreed. "And, speaking of archangels that haven't turned up yet, Owl and I would like to show you what we've been working on with Paityr and Nynian to kick off the final phase of the 'Nahrmahn Plan.'" His avatar's smile was remarkably broad ... and evil. "Somehow, I think the real Schueler's going to be spinning in his grave."
wingfield wrote:Our esteemed fellow posters remain in denial about this quote!
PeterZ wrote:Some posters aren't able to recognize curveballs let alone hit one!
WeberFan wrote:Personally, I think it's just a question of perception... Sometimes with Himself, a quote is just a quote. But other times, a quote is... to quote a previous respondent: "a red herring." As for me, I don't think it is IN THIS CASE. But I understand and accept that someone else can have a different opinion... unlike our politics, reasonable people can disagree - reasonably...
The first chapter of TFT (after the prologue), Merlin's thoughts assert that the IC could not afford to rekindle any lingering beliefs that every from Charis was spawned from Shan-wei. Attacking the CoGA doctrine had to avoid accusations of being Shan-wei's handiwork. Faking a visitation would court just that accusation when the archangels do return. And the archangels WILL return. Everything stemming from a faked visitation would discredit ANYTHING coming from Charis.
They aren't going there. Whatever the IC uses to ridicule or discredit the archangels will have to be a doctrinal dispute. Falsifying what the archangels say or do in any way simply confirms that Charis was captive to the Mother of Lies. That charge will put paid to anything stemming from a falsified visitation. That's is just too high a price to pay for swaying a plurality or even a majority of Safeholdians to give credence to CoC theology.