Thread:Lord Maxen Montclair/@comment-6335668-20131201054200/@comment-5722194-20131201155221

I think the main point of this entire debacle was that not everyone who roleplays as faithful to the holy light recognizes the Archbishop as their infallible leader. I consider the "Church of the Holy Light" to be a genre of roleplaying instead of one singular organization, much like Christianity is divided into a bagillion subsects and faiths.

I believe that it would be more proper to recognize that on the Archbishop article with a sentence stating that not everyone recognizes the Archbishop, no matter their attempts to make it so. Much like the Blood of Lordaeron's claim to Lordaeron, (just an example), to claim leadership over an entire genre of roleplay requires a bit of tact and consideration for those who might not recognize the in-character claim.

In cases where there are recognizable groups of players who do not recognize a certain organization or claim to a title, on a case-by-case basis, we can decide whether or not to recognize such.

Because there are entire guilds out there who do not recognize the Archbishop as the leader of the church in RP recognized by the Council of Bishops, I think that it does bear to mention that not everyone accepts the Council of Bishops' leadership.