Handed in by Genevieve Cogman

Primus: we believe in God.

Secundus: we believe that the higher heavens are closer to God.

Tertius: we believe that it is desirable for human souls to ascend to the Higher Heavens.

Quartus: we should not take any action which causes a soul to be condemned to a place other than the Higher Heavens, or refrain from any action which might enable a soul to ascend to the Higher Heavens. (q.v. Destiny.)

Quintus: although a Far Marches realm may be preferable to Hell, it is certainly inferior to Heaven, and to the Higher Heavens.

Sextus: there are no records of human souls leaving Far Marches realms, once confined there.

Septimus: we believe that God has spoken truly in that he desires all human souls should come to Him.

Octavus: we believe that God is of a different order of beings from the Ethereals, in that He is creator of all things and of us all.

Nonus: while a virtuous soul may find his way to Heaven despite belief in Ethereals, a sinful soul may be lost who otherwise could have been saved.

Decimus: it is axiomatic that the loss of a single human soul to Hell is a grief which cannot be measured.

Whereas by all these arguments, the Purity Crusade was both just and necessary.

-- Sonaciel, Seraph of Lightning.