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==History== | ==History== | ||
== | ==Law and politics== | ||
The Inquisition’s political and legal systems are both based exclusively on religious law: the laws of the country are based on the interpretations given by the Inquisition to the holy books that collect the speeches the Chlamiṣvatrā gave, as well as on a few more later writings. Particularly important in the legal system are the Books of Law, which are the non-dogmatic book periodically revised to collect landmark sentences. | |||
===Charges and bodies of the Inquisition=== | |||
====The Great Inquisitor==== | |||
The '''Great Inquisitor''' (''camimurkadhāna'') may be roughly described as a kind of elective absolute monarch. Her powers are both political and religious (but note that there’s no difference between them in the Chlouvānem view) and include: | |||
* being the head of state and head of both legislative and executive power: it is the Great Inquisitor that ultimately has the final judgement on all things (with only a few small but important exceptions) that the Inquisitorial Conclave (''murkadhānumi lanedāmeh'', the “parliament”) and the Table of Offices (''flušamaili eṇāh'', the “government”) do, and she could block everything if she thinks it is necessary. In an extreme case (that, however, still happens sometimes), the Great Inquisitor could write a law and force the Inquisitorial Conclave to approve it without any edit. | |||
* if necessary, she has the power (and obligation) to write Encyclicals (''yaivjātietadhulta'', pl. ''-dholtiė'') or Thematic Letters (''nañjātitadhulta''); the former are meant for all Yunyalīlti dioceses on the planet; the latter only for those that are a part of the Inquisition as a country. These are documents where opinions or ethico-social themes are given, often containing indications for local governments on how to deal with them. | |||
* she is the head of a few Offices (sg. ''flušamila'', pl. ''flušameliė'') with “religious” powers - that means those that affect the whole Yunyalīlti religious community and not just those in the Inquisition as a country. | |||
* personally act as religious leader in the most important Yunyalīlti religious celebrations. | |||
The Great Inquisitor is controlled by the Baptist (''brausamailenia'') as well as by the Inquisitorial Conclave, and may be forced to resign if four fifths of the Inquisitorial Conclave and the absolute majority of the Prefects (Inquisitors that lead one of the Offices) vote for it. While rare, this has happened for the last time 84 years ago with the ending of the regime of Great Inquisitor Kælahīmāvi Nāʔahilūma ''Martayinām'' after the failed conquest of the West and near-implosion of the country during the East-West War, that the Great Inquisitor herself’s policies had started. | |||
Any Chlouvānem female starting from the age of 22<sub>12</sub> may become Great Inquisitor; the youngest Great Inquisitor ever was younger than that as this norm didn’t exist back then (Kuliajulāvi ''Lañekaica'', 21<sub>12</sub> years and three months old at her election in 3E 103 <small>(3E 147<sub>10</sub>)</small>), but the current Great Inquisitor, Hæliyoušāvi Dhīvajhūyai ''Lairė'', was elected four years ago (in 4E ᘔ9 / <small>4E 129<sub>10</sub></small>) at the age of 22<sub>12</sub> years and four months, becoming the youngest Great Inquisitor since the 22-years-norm exists.<br/> | |||
The Great Inquisitor is elected by the Conclave of Bishops (''juṃšumi lanedāmeh'') every 10<sub>12</sub> years, but there’s no limit to the times a Great Inquisitor may be reëlected and she may resign whenever she wants to; often in the past Great Inquisitors remained in charge for their whole life; today resigning is becoming more common; the longest serving Great Inquisitor was Mæmihūmiāvi Kañeñuikah ''Læhimausa'' who served for 4ᘔ<sub>12</sub> <small>(58)</small> years, from 4E 41 until her death 4E 8Ɛ (49-107). | |||
The Great Inquisitor resides in the Blue Halls (''kāmilai kamelьšītai'') of the Inquisitorial Palace (''murkadhānāvīyi amaha'') in Līlasuṃghāṇa. | |||
====The Baptist==== | |||
The '''Baptist''' (''brausamailenia'') is the second-highest charge in the Inquisition, and may be described as a kind of vice-president. The Baptist is chosen by the Great Inquisitor before her consacration, and the consacration procedures cannot begin before a Baptist is chosen. | |||
Unlike any other Inquisitorial charge, the Baptist can be elected even among non Inquisitors, as monks and even deacons (but not other laypeople) are eligible; as for all other participants in the Conclave, 22<sub>12</sub> is the minimum age and, since 4E 56, it is not limited to females, even though no non-cis female person has ever been Baptist. The Great Inquisitor, however, may decide do keep the previous Baptist - this happens frequently and, in fact, the current Baptist Huliāchlærimāvi Lænkæša ''Martayinām'' was chosen by the previous Great Inquisitor, Kælidañcāvi Læñchlīñchlė ''Mæmihūmia''. | |||
The Baptist does not have any large powers per se, but has to assist the Great Inquisitor in all of her tasks and may carry out tasks of the Great Inquisitor on her behalf when she can’t do them: by extension, it is the Baptist who acts as ad interim head of state with all of the Great Inquisitor’s powers when there’s a vacant seat. Some interpretations give the Baptist an even greater importance, especially a symbolic one, as for she’s the nearest one to the Great Inquisitor she’s the first to be able to point out abuse of power and stop blasphemous acts by the latter.<br/> | |||
The only major limit the Baptist has is that cannot be directly elected as Great Inquisitor: she first has to refuse the charge and wait at least five years before being eligible. | |||
The Baptist resides in the White Halls (''pāṇḍai kamelьšītai'') of the Inquisitorial Palace. | |||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
==Science, technology, infrastructure== | ==Science, technology, infrastructure== | ||