One interesting theory I've heard is the mantling of a new Talos. Metaphysical TES Lore is an area I'm not too versed in however, so I'm not quite sure how that would happen…
I am thinking of the story from Lord of the Rings, of how Gandalf expels Soruman from the court of King Theodan, returning him to his former power as “his fingers grasp his sword” as perhaps a proper anology, at least in modern times.
There is a long unspoken tradition among power brokering religious fanatics of ritually sabotaging that which grants power, or more specifically, security,
confidence (and we see Theodan certainly did suffer a “crisis of confidence,” with his speeches of “what can men do, etc.”), which is something you will never hear these “harmless” sects speak openly about.
All the ways they identify and rob the righteous families and individuals of their power, so they are less likely to become a threat to their agenda...
Eugenics is a powerful enemy, and their devices are truly insidious. I suppose one could argue if they were truly righteous they could overcome these devices of sabotage with the power of their conscious will. Yet if we have the technology to make it right…
I wonder how one "wills" themselves to overcome a brain implant. Or, in the TES universe, how their righteousness alone might overcome having their tongue removed, such that they are still able to pronounce their dragon shouts.