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South Kirav has a large number of local churches of a Sectarian character, including independent churches in the Catholic and Coscivian Orthodox traditions, congregations affiliated with the Discipular Church (itself regarded as Sectarian), churches in communion with international Eastern Orthodox bodies, and other churches of indeterminate affiliation and provenance, if any. This is due to the agrarian, localist, and semi-feudal character of the Kiravian South, the importance of the patronage of local landowners to rural congregations, and Southern opposition to the domination of the Coscivian Orthodox Church by Northern bishops.

The number of Kiravians belonging to Sectarian churches is difficult to gauge. In addition to the difficulty of arriving at a firm definition of Sectarian, many members of sectarian churches more closely associated with a larger tradition (e.g. independent Catholics, Orthodox old-calendarists) tend to self-report as simply "Catholic" or "Orthodox", and many members of smaller, more bizarre churches are likely to self-report as simply "Christian". Additionally, many attendees of sectarian churches are not formal members, and may formally belong to larger denominations or none in particular. However, it has been estimated that up to 15-20% of the Christian population in the Federacy could be described as Sectarian, though other sources put the figure closer to 8~~-12~~%.

The number of Kiravians belonging to Sectarian churches is difficult to gauge. In addition to the difficulty of arriving at a firm definition of Sectarian, many members of sectarian churches more closely associated with a larger tradition (e.g. independent Catholics, Orthodox old-calendarists) tend to self-report as simply "Catholic" or "Orthodox", and many members of smaller, more bizarre churches are likely to self-report as simply "Christian". Additionally, many attendees of sectarian churches are not formal members, and may formally belong to larger denominations or none in particular. However, it has been estimated that up to 8-12% of the Christian population in the Federacy could be described as Sectarian, though other sources put the figure closer to 5-8%.

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 South Kirav has a large number of local churches of a Sectarian character, including independent churches in the Catholic and Coscivian Orthodox traditions, congregations affiliated with the Discipular Church (itself regarded as Sectarian), churches in communion with international Eastern Orthodox bodies, and other churches of indeterminate affiliation and provenance, if any. This is due to the agrarian, localist, and semi-feudal character of the Kiravian South, the importance of the patronage of local landowners to rural congregations, and Southern opposition to the domination of the Coscivian Orthodox Church by Northern bishops.
-The number of Kiravians belonging to Sectarian churches is difficult to gauge. In addition to the difficulty of arriving at a firm definition of Sectarian, many members of sectarian churches more closely associated with a larger tradition (e.g. independent Catholics, Orthodox old-calendarists) tend to self-report as simply "Catholic" or "Orthodox", and many members of smaller, more bizarre churches are likely to self-report as simply "Christian". Additionally, many attendees of sectarian churches are not formal members, and may formally belong to larger denominations or none in particular. However, it has been estimated that up to 15-20% of the Christian population in the Federacy could be described as Sectarian, though other sources put the figure closer to 8-12%.
+The number of Kiravians belonging to Sectarian churches is difficult to gauge. In addition to the difficulty of arriving at a firm definition of Sectarian, many members of sectarian churches more closely associated with a larger tradition (e.g. independent Catholics, Orthodox old-calendarists) tend to self-report as simply "Catholic" or "Orthodox", and many members of smaller, more bizarre churches are likely to self-report as simply "Christian". Additionally, many attendees of sectarian churches are not formal members, and may formally belong to larger denominations or none in particular. However, it has been estimated that up to 8-12% of the Christian population in the Federacy could be described as Sectarian, though other sources put the figure closer to 5-8%.
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