Just so that my alliances are clear, I am a Serpentlord and a citizen of
Hashan. I am not, nor have I ever been a member of the Light Church of
Achaea. I have, in the past, been closely associated with Shallam and
Her organizations. I do not speak with the backing of the Church, nor
the support of Her officials.

That being said, I like to think of myself as a neutral party in this
round of the ongoing debate. Apparently my prior comments were taken as
evidence that I make pacts with Pentharian and spend evenings singing
with the choir. I assure you this is not true. I apologise if I somehow
implied that. My intentions were simply to express my disdain at what I
perceive to be yet another sarcastic diatribe at the Holy Codex and the
Church, in the guise of "scholarship".

I expect to be criticized right here for diverging from my neutral path.
Let me clarify. Each individual has opinions and experiences that will
always prevent true neutrality. Were I utterly neutral, I wouldn't
bother commenting at all. My neutrality as claimed above, lies in the
fact that I have no compelling loyalties to either "side" of the
argument. Fair enough?

Furensio, you state that the purpose of your analysis of the Codex "was
intended for those unenlightened to its ways or willfully ignorant of
what is stated within it." That's a curious comment. I'd imagine the
willfully ignorant person would choose to remain willfully ignorant by
skipping your article entirely. As far as spreading the word to the
"unenlightened", why not post the Codex in its entirety? It seems to me
this would be the best way to enlighten someone, as the Codex speaks for
itself. A dissertation is only useful to those already familiar with the
material, in my humble experience.

You remark further, "Clearly, noone in their right mind would try to
explain to Pentharian [Deucalion, as we've since discovered.] what he
himself had written." I'm not sure where I suggested anything be
explained to any of the Divine, nor to the Church itself, as your
following statement indicates. I think I was fairly clear that my
message was regarding all those who "...pick apart and even poke fun at
the tenents of their opposition." and while it was sparked by your
article, I referred to it only as an example.

I admit it. I'm biased against Occultists preaching the words of
Deucalion and the Light Church of Achaea. Now, nowhere in this statement
did I say that any bias was bad or good or anything in-between. All
loyalties breed bias. It's inevitable. I also admit that the only thing
my article was out to persuade anyone about was the fact that it's
usually better to approach the source if you want a valid response. In
research, all angles must be taken into consideration. In reality, you
are an Occultist, and really not all that qualified to be enlightening
the unenlightened on matters of the Church.

Hopefully that offers a bit more clarity.

Penned by my hand on the 8th of Mayan, in the year 307 AF.