
To sum it up it all boils down to greed. The pope has a superiority complex because he’s sees himself as “a man of god” who leads the church and “faithfully” serves god but can’t stand “non faithful” believers (nobility and imperial family) having more power. The priest I assume acts the way he does because (spoiler 1 below).
Shulis death will impact the emperor because (spoiler 2 below). The church also hopes that by having pagans kill a “nonbeliever” it’ll drive other nobles to the church (in a gods wrath punishment kinda way) which in turn gives them the most power because then theyd be backed by nobility and the common people.
The family is important for johannes achievements and wealth but shuli is the key factor in the family’s value in the story plot
Spoiler 1, I assume priest is obsessed with shuli in the same way johannes was, she resembles the previous empress ludovica.
Spoiler 2, shuli impacts the emperor bc she resembles the previous empress. He’s “soft” to her bc she’s the only person to remind him of her, especially with how different the prince looks.
Spoiler 3, to put it simply the whole story’s background stems from shuli resembling ludovica whom everyone was obsessed with. This includes the emperor, johannes, the duke nuremberg. Even their wives knew ludovica. Shuli is completely unaware as far as I remember
Not sure I communicated everything well
can anyone please explain why the church tried to kill her again?