God's Fires

In Portugal, where the Inquisition protects the true word of God, Father Manoel Pessoa has begun to hear strange confessions from the villagers of Quintas. Glowing lights in the sky. Angels who lie with village women. A virgin birth. Father Pessoa would like to keep all of this quiet, for he loves his simple people, and he knows the path events could take.
Afonso, by God's grace King of Portugal, and also by God's grace having the mind of a child, has seen God Himself fall to Earth in a ship, round like an acorn. When Afonso went into the damaged ship to explore, God spoke to him there. God told him of the voyages of the acorn through the stars, and assured him that the Earth is round. The inquisitor-general is eager to speak to Afonso about this heresy.
Strangest of all, from the ship came three creatures - slight of build, wide-eyed, amazing in their silence. They could be angels, or devils sent to tempt people from the true faith. The inquisitor-general will certainly learn the truth, as is his divine mission.
And all the while, the smell of burning grows stronger in the air.