Giving up my Religion

John Armstrong writes a good article regarding Cardinal George's effective and correct Discipline of Father Pfleger. You can read it here.

Father Pfleger is to his people the Catholic Church, if he represents it grossly incorrectly he should be disciplined. This is not a doctrinal discussion like one that was held on Dr Armstrong's blog regarding Open or Close(d) communion. This is about besmirching what the Church is in the lives of it's parishes.

I only have one quibble with my dear brother. He says in it regarding ministers in Politics, that they should:
give up his ordination when he ran for office, as I would say for any other minister.

Give up his ordination? Can you? Sure you can turn in your credentials. You can turn your back on Jesus. You can renounce the faith. You can go to hell if you desire but you'll still be ordained in HELL.

Ordination is forever. It's people by the Spirit of God saying YOU. It's not a "Turn in able" title the result of education or time.

I am somewhat concerned about the whole concept of hierarchy of credential ling. It's not really in line with scripture. It follows with my concern about the whole Church Membership idea that my Blog Friend Steve Scott has written so well on.

The point is, if GOD ordains one to the ministry and that is acknowledged by some worldly institution which is the greater. Which is eternal. Institutions should only be in the business of recognizing the ordination of God. Not trying to supplant Him.

Pfleger if he goes to hell will still be Ordained. I hope he doesn't but there are no guarantees, ordained or not.