The Christian Church is one of the most powerful forces on Earth. While they are publicly just a religion, they secretly possess many powerful warriors of Internal Force and above. The highest ranks of the church even possess strength in the Divine Realm, consisting of previous popes and a number of saints. Their strength is so great that it is said that before the advent of nuclear weapons, the Christian Church was the most powerful force in the world.
In times of great turmoil, the church also has access to a hidden dimension known as the Holy Cemetery/Saint Graveyard that is protected with many formations. It is also protected by various saints and powerhouses of the church. With all their sacred artifacts, hidden realm, and protective formations the church also has the power to withstand a full nuclear siege.[1]
The Dark World lists them as one of the Earth's greatest powers, even surpassing that of the Kindred and Werewolves. Their dominance of the world at the time was so prevalent that even in the modern day notable forces in the dark world were shocked that some of their old enemies, such as the Kindred and Werewolves still existed, believing them to have been exterminated by the Church long ago. At one point, they were said to possess the most powerful immortal state warrior in the world, that being Cardinal Antonio, who was a reincarnated Saint. He was so strong that the Dark World Arbitration Department placed a Must Kill Order on him that resulted in his death.
According to Chen Fan, the techniques and doctrine of the Christian Church are derived from the Light Race, a notable race listed on the Starry Sky Myriad Race Roll. This was eventually proven true as the esteemed lord of the church, the Holy Child Aaron, was actually a pure blooded member of the Light Race.
Hierarchy[]
The Christian Church has two sides to their hierarchy. Currently, for dealing with matters related to the mortal world, an unnamed mortal pope deals with all public affairs. However, the true foundation of the church is lead by Pope Francis, with the Holy Child Aaron overseeing things behind the scenes.
All members of the true church possess the Gift of Light, which allows them to use the divine arts of the Light Race. If they have also cultivated their god form, they can replicate one of the traits of the Light Race by sprouting white wings behind their back. However, these wings are not natural and are formed by spells utilizing the gift of light. The only exception to this is Aaron, who is an actual member of the Light Race and thus has all of these traits and abilities naturally in their purest and physical form.
Founder/Leader (Earth Immortal):[]
Saints (Earth Immortals):[]
- Saint Augustus
- Saint Peter
- Saint Antonio's Previous Life
- Pope Saint Francis
Cardinals (Divine Realm Powerhouses):[]
- Cardinal Antonio
Archbishops (Divine Realm Powerhouses):[]
- Nine Archbishops
History[]
Before the advent of nuclear weapons, the Church was the most powerful force in the world and contested the various dark forces and races for dominance. They were extremely domineering and successful, having brought countless dark races such as the Kindred, Werewolves, and many more to near extinction to the point they were considered myths in the current day. They also had a particular rivalry with the Kindred, with Saint Augustus severely injuring Reinhart Von Camarilla in one occasion and the Dark World Arbitration Department completing a must-kill order on Cardinal Antonio. Even in the present day, Pope Francis and Aaron were plotting on completing Saint Augustus mission to exterminate the Kindred and put an end to Reinhart Von Camarilla for good, until Chen Fan ended up doing it for them.
Their dominance over the world came to an end when the Mayans introduced the concept of nuclear weapons to the world, specifically the United States of America. At one point, the Americans stormed the Vatican themselves and personally subjugated the Church, causing them to bend the knee and take a step back in the world.
In the current day, all walks of life can be seen walking amongst the Vatican. When Chen Fan visited himself, he noted that Extraordinaries, Internal Force users, and even Grandmasters were widespread within the city. Even the door guard who denied him entry was of the same level as an S-Class Extraordinary. In the dark world, the most notable member of the church is The Adjudicator/Judge/Divine Arbiter, who ranked second on the former Divine Roll. However, this is only due to the former Pope Francis and Light Race's Aaron being completely hidden and unknown to those of the dark world.
Quotes[]
the Christian Church is based at Rome, in Italy, at Vatican City...
Christian Church is the strongest and most powerful of all the ancient sects on Earth, outside the Kunxu Realm...
"During the heyday of the Christian Church, there were Saints and nine Immortal State Warriors dominated the world. They suppressed the Dark World Arbitration Department and almost exterminated the Werewolves and the Kindred. The Blood Ancestor was also injured by Saint Augustine. So, visiting the Christian Church is the simplest way to get information about the secrets of the Blood Sea.”
The Christian Church was located in the Northwest region of Rome.
It was a small country that covered only an area of forty four square meters, which was the size of a large commercial center or a golf course. And yet, it was also the center of belief of one-sixth of the world’s population.
(Chapter 691)
There were many believers and tourists from all over the world on a square full of flowers and Extraordinaries could be seen everywhere. Chen Fan could sense the powerful energy of those people without using his Immortal Will, and he knew they were all Grand Masters.
But they all seemed well-behaved like mice that had seen a cat.
The Christian Church had kept the Earth in check for thousands of years and had an extremely long history. It was truly a dominator of the world. Even the nuclear weapons of the United States could only make them hide, so who would try to provoke them?
(Chapter 691)
The priest in the black robe slashed at Chen Fan immediately.
He cast a Divine Spell of the Christian Church called the “Holy Cross Light Blade Spell,” which Adam had used to split a ten-meter mountain. Even though the priest wasn’t as powerful as Adam, he had a strong foundation and a stable performance.
(Chapter 691)
“The Christian Church is quite powerful. Even normal guards know how to control Internal Force. I guess there are a thousand soldiers in the entire Vatican, which means there are a thousand Internal Force Masters! Not to mention there are other Divine Masters, Extraordinaries, adjudicators and Cardinals,” Chen Fan pondered as he kept walking.
The Christian Church was a dangerous place for everyone else, but he went in as if there were nobody inside.