Post by AST Cefyn on Aug 2, 2014 3:32:44 GMT
Sabbat Heresies
The Sabbat is rife with heretical doctrines. In a nutshell, any beliefs which revere the Antediluvians, enslave others, interact with the infernal, encourage blood bonding (outside of the Vaulderie), forsake the ritae, or preach against Caine are heretical. Any who deal with the Setites (who worship their Antediluvian as a god) are heretical.
Over the last century and more, the Inquisition has declared certain Paths to be heretical:
Path of Evil Revelations,
Path of Typhon,
Pathof Sutekh,
Path of Lilith
and Path of Blood.
Even the Lasombra Clan’s Path of Night balances on the edge of being declared heresy.
Occasionally, adherents to these heretical Paths are given the opportunity to convert to a more acceptable morality, and perform contrition for their sins against the faith. Typically, practitioners are simply destroyed Certain rarely-seen, aberrant texts and beliefs from the Dark Ages or ancient times are also considered heretical. The gnostic writings of the Cainite Heresy, in particular their Book of Shining Blood (also known as the Euagetaematikon) are such works. These books espouse the ideal that vampires are godlike, and infused with religious divinity. They promote the belief that the vampiric vitae is cursed by God, and therefore sacred and holy, and that God marked Caine with the curse in order to show that Caine was the successor to the Throne of Heaven.
Another text, the Gospel of Laodice, is also considered a heretical work. This book details the origins of a Path of Morality known as the Road of Heaven, and state that it is the only Path to which vampires should adhere. The book claims that this system of morality stems from Caine’s sacrificing his brother, Abel, and some versions postulate that those who follow the Road of Heaven will be forgiven by God after their Final Death.
Lastly, anyone found to possess knowledge or information regarding Golconda (a state which is a blasphemous treason to the vampiric condition) are burned as heretics. Condemned heretics are always destroyed.
Usually by fire.