From the moment when the five adventurers met at the Imperial City club, everything developed as Sun expected, including the plan they discussed about joining forces with the Pope. Sun took this opportunity to judge the Pope, consigning him to an irrevocable fate. Only then could the "Saintess" fully control the Holy See, unify the faith of the two gods.
However, Sun did not use the power of "Spirit" this time. The time gap between the Fire Bathing Festival was too short, using "strength" consecutively might expose it. Sun used the method of "guiding".