Ecumenical Church

This is a multinational religious corporation, said to be founded by the Companions of Gaal 1300 years ago. Adherents regard Gaal as the Redeemer, who died on the cross, and place even greater emphasis on him within the Trinity. They recognize the Sacred Writ, the Wisdom, and a whole host of saints and angels.The structure of the Church is hierarchical, with the Hierophant seen as God's representative on earth, while individual sees are headed by bishops. Church doctrine is set at councils which are attended by notable ecclesiarchs and others, though these councils have become rare in recent times.  Councils, as well as scholars of various kinds work out the Faith's theology, focusing on questions such as the precise nature of the Trinity. Its officials and authorities often resort to logic and dialectic when discussing questions of faith, and they see the persons of the Trinity almost as beings with a specific psychology rather than aspects of the ineffable God. They place less stock in icons, though they do depict saints in the round (where the True Confession does not). Their view of human nature is also more somber, as they regard all human beings as born in sin, and destined for punishment in Hell absent God’s salvation. Their priests, though divided into worldly and monastic, are all celibate.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion