Sorraine is a theocracy.
Just because it makes sense, doesn't mean you have to like it. It's the same reason people hate republics for being republics, monarchies for being monarchies, etc etc.
I know in Kindara a lot of the poor opinion of the Church comes simply from history and there being a decent chunk of Elders in the group. The Church of Sartan, especially with Selene, never really went out of their way to make anyone like them back in the day and so no one cares if someone tells them they aren't a bunch of jerks. Caspius never did anything to make Kindara like Sorraine either and, since Sorraine is a theocracy, disliking the realm is disliking the Church at the same time.
