The Blanketfort (crying and throwing up) - The Official Solas Thread [Spoilers]

I assume that, as is often the case with theocracies, the leaders have to pander to the “true believers”, even when the leaders have a more nuanced view. “True believers” are surrounded by followers who will side with them instead of you if they have to choose.

As for why I think most of the leadership is not “true believers”, I’m basing that off of what Bull says.

That sounds an awful lot like the priesthood is trying to delay internal pressure to invade. It’s the kind of thing you’d hear a politician say if they were getting pressure to do <insert diplomatically ill-advised action> from the religious portion of their base — quote religious texts at them to prove your creds, and hope that it quiets them down for a little longer.