I'm not so sure he's mad, Father. Just a little devious in his sanity. - Walter M. Miller

Ignorance is king. Many would not profit by his abdication. Many enrich themselves by means of his dark monarchy. They are his Court, and in his name they defraud and govern, enrich themselves and perpetuate their power.

The visage of Lucifer mushroomed into hideousness above the cloudbank, rising slowly like some titan climbing to its feet after ages of imprisonment in the Earth.

The trouble with being a priest was that you eventually had to take the advice you gave to others.