And the fact of the matter is that the 'Japanese solution', terrible as it was, worked extremely well. It's a dreadful thought, but it might ultimately have to be used again. And yes, I'm ready for a plethora of knee-jerk flaming; I don't like the idea any more than anyone else, but...
Even so, the Bishop should follow Christian traditions and go and negotiate with an implacable enemy. After all, Christians went in to negotiate with the lions back in the day, didn't they? That always seemed to go pretty well ........................................................................