How the local church became evil

d12 Reasons why the local church is corrupt
1 The local community was taken over by a cult already who helped replace true clergy
2 New clergy were replaced by cult agents on way here, the real ones might be in a cell
3 Evil spirits control local senior church leaders and have cursed others with evil
4 Cultists in disguise as a priest, then spent years killing off former leaders
5 Evil priests took over and murdered the original priests in a single night
6 Church operated by a wicked sect of heretics, corrupting the faithful

7 A demon has deceived the clergy into the path of darkness and corrupted books

8 A false anti-saint has been turning good priests to an evil cult

9 A lich or vampire or a lycanthrope has tainted clergy

10 An evil relic in storage leaked a wicked elder spirit, who has corrupted the dreams of clergy

11 Clergy replaced by evil shapeshifters who kill and eat troublemakers
12 Clergy tainted by a dark lord, believing they could do good with an evil lyric