Sanctus mortuus

The Sanctus Mortuus (Holy Dead) is an ancient catholic secret society that was formed for the purpose of hiding the existence of Zombies and discrediting eyewitnesses. They were formed in the year 325 C E at the council of Nicaea by roman emperor Constantine The Great. The newly formed church feared that the existence of zombies or Lemures as they were known by the romans, threatened the fundamental teachings of Christianity and more importantly the power the church had over the people. members of the Sanctus Mortuus often installed themselves into positions of power dukes, kings, lords, and of course priests trying to suppress evidence of zombie outbreaks and using the inquisition, they would threaten and or torture people who reported encounters with the walking dead. If they refused to recant their stories they were sent to an asylum in Romania to be "Cared for" until they died or they were burned at the stake. They are financed by the Vatican and thus have a lot of resources at their disposal. The Sanctus Mortuus still exists today although they no longer imprison or torture eyewitnesses (for the most part) instead they try to make people who have evidence look delusional or like liars. Thankfully, their efforts to write the undead out of history have been hampered by groups and individuals who have uncovered zombie incidents both ancient and modern that are trying to inform people about zombies and the deadly virus that creates them. Sadly the Sanctus Mortuus has been trying to silence them it appears the preservation of their religion matters more to them then the safety of the human race.