User blog comment:Vivaporius/AT Idea: Imperial Civil War/@comment-2253300-20120407031354

First of all I would have to point out that you are forgetting a couple of crucial elements. Firstly what about the Astronomicon? With the Emperor up and about who is going to maintain it? Secondly there is the Golden Throne. Near the beginning of the Horus Heresy the Emperor was trying to create a a Webway Gate on Terra, and when Magnus broke through the Psychic defenses around Terra in order to warn the Emperor it ruptured. This allowed Daemons to come spilling through into the newly created section of the Webway. The Golden Throne is used to seal the gate. That is why Malcador was forced to take the seat while the Emperor was fighting. So who sits there now? Finally There is the fact that while the Emperor is crippled he has not been asleep. He knows all about what has been happening, and he has allowed it. This is because he knew that the faith that the Adeptus Ministrorum provided would prove vital to humanities survival after the Heresy. That faith was ironically the only shield against Chaos back then. Furthermore I don't see the Emperor tearing the Imperium apart just to get rid of the Ecclesiarchy.