When your fluke first success nets you half the world’s assassin’s guilds XD. Tho considering the state of the world they may actually make for the most reliable allies
Doesn’t quite translate but I assume it’s a wording thing where the Saint wanted a Goverment mandated/exclusive religion while Souma used a general recognized but not exclusive wording.
Also yeah the priest sounds like an outsider but not all on its face (especially seeing that spoiler...