The Veritan Catholic Church entered Kirlawan politics in the early 24th century. The main objective was to obtain an autonomus region around Veritas which the Church could run as a theocracy. This was contrary to Kirlawa's history of centralisation and secularism, and so there was much conflict. The rise of the VCC was a major factor in the emergence of a protestant party in Kirlawa, the Reformed Political Party, which was founded after the VCC had made quick electoral gains.