Well, yeah in Japanese manga the church are always the bad guys. Like those that take advantage of religion which is true in the past but, the monarchs does the same thing.
If you want to control people just claim its gods will its the ultimate catch all
Maybe in the past, in fantasy genre in manga and webtoon set during the past or with magical themes. Today, if someone does that they are usually from those that are still very attached to the metaphysical forces and superstitions. Or weird cults...
Even today the church has gotten to political supporting politicians who are trying to reverse roe vs wade forgetting about the separation of church and state
We're only three chapters in an already we see just how disgustingly greedy humans are. Aaaand here comes the generic cliche of the church selfishly using religion to get what they want. The nice thing is that the animals are absolutely adorable. I wish I had a Ras of my own to hug. Albeit a smaller version of it (≧∀≦)