Heresy of the Holy Light

Heresy is the deliberate altering of the philosophy of the Holy Light and the depature from the traditions of the Church. Heresy is not simply a different belief, but it is the obstinent cleaving to error and suppressiveness to the Church. Those who are proclaimed heretics most generally are not hunted by the Church of the Holy Light. The most severe punishment is excommunication, which is a lifting of the Church's protection, but not all heretics and schismatics incur such a penalty.

The Argent Dawn
The Argent Dawn believes the church’s old methods of dealing with evil no longer suffice. Evil constantly changes and refines its methods, and the Argent Dawn believes that the good must also change. This is against the belief of the Church that the good must not be appropriated and that it does not need to be appropriated. An example of this belief in practice are the stange sacrificial rituals which Argent Templari oblate in order to receive their power.

The Argent Crusade, though widely regarded as heretical, has not explicitly been condemned by such. Hardline churchmen state Tirion Fordring's usurping the title Highlord from the authority of the Church of the Holy Light and the continued secession.

The Scarlet Crusade
The Scarlet Crusade takes appropriating the good to the next level. The Crusade has sold indulgences to fatten the coffers of hierarchical figures, a practice strictly prohibited. The Crusade also practices torture, a practice the Church is obstitently against. The Scarlet Crusade is considered to be secessive from the Church of the Holy Light.

Blood Knights and Blood Elves
The Church of the Holy Light explicitly condemns the actions of the Blood Knights against the Naaru. The Church also preaches against the Dominion of the Sun, a group of Blood Knights following the tradition of sacking temples. There is an open agreement for Blood Elves to enter the Church of the Holy Light away from their apostatic brothers.