I am not sure what I said to suggest that. This was a stream of consciousness post. But to continue the stream: your comment reminds me of the time that Wilson sent out a letter to all the ‘head of household’ meetings noting that one of Leithart’s sons had gotten himself in a little bit of trouble with some minor rowdiness of some sort. Wilson warned that Leithart would be in jeopardy of losing his positions in the Kirk if one of his children was found to be unruly.

Leithart has been the most likely source of rival power for Wilson – as evidenced in this entry – and so this was a shrewd move to make. It either would forecast a successful relieving of Leithart’s duty, thus confirming Wilson’s prophet-like status in the Kirk, or else it just showed the kind of political power Wilson’s priestly/moral standing in the Kirk had over even his potential political rival.