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The '''Age of Apostasy''' was one of the largest and most destabilizing periods in the history of the [[Imperium]], occurring in [[M36]], five millennia after the [[Horus Heresy]]. It grew out of the power struggle between two Imperial organizationsorganisations, the [[Ecclesiarchy]] and the [[Administratum]].{{Cite Marker End}}

The Ecclesiarchy is the ruler of the [[Imperial Cult]], the bearer of the sacred word of the [[Emperor]]. It spread into the lives of every citizen and servant of the Imperium, from the most humble miner and scribe, to the greatest heroes and the most influential officials, including the [[High Lords of Terra]]. The High Lords believing, like every other citizen, that the Ecclesiarchy was speaking for the Emperor, would often follow their words in directing the Imperium. Though they did not actually speak the words of the Emperor, the Ecclesiarchy did little to retract this image, and soon they were indirectly controlling the fate of the Imperium, influencing legal changes, military deployments and organizationorganisation, threat priority decision-making and where Imperial resources should be directed, often towards themselves.{{Cite Marker End}}