User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-29963364-20180803032716/@comment-31137559-20180803090525

The same case could be used for Rias. She could as easily develop from this match by winning as much as Issei can.

And you say the angels are in a bad spot? They still have 7 Seraphs left. And the devils and fallen angels are members of Christianity. Would you say that Barakiel should have won due to the bad spot they were in due to having the least numbers among the 3 Factions. The devils only have one leader left. And Azazel was basically the only fallen angel that went into the Isolation Barrier Field.

Issei losing could negatively impact Christianity because he's a devil and devils are a part of Christianity. The Christian faction consists of the angels, fallen angels, and devils in this series. Anyone of those teams losing could count towards what you said.

I don't see how Heaven is any more negatively impacted from one of their teams losing any more than the devils or fallen angels. Your post makes no sense.