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<blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 312699" data-attributes="member: 111">Does he have specific authority from the church to:1.&nbsp; Unilaterally decide who is an &quot;enemy of the church?&quot;2.&nbsp; Unilaterally decide what appropriate retribution to dish out to enemies of the church? If he's been given permission to make these sorts of decisions, fine.&nbsp; Of course, I'd be surprised if, as a paladin, he was given such power.&nbsp; To extend the real-life analogy, he would be considered a lay member of the clergy - not an ordained member of the clergy.&nbsp; Normally, the types of decisions made here may only be made by an ordained member of the clergy, regardless of the power or influence of the lay member of the clergy.That's how the ordained clergy protect their own power.&nbsp; If they do not protect their own power and the hierarchical structure of the church, chaos ensues - people will be making their own decision - CHAOS!!Anyhow, if he does not have such authority (it seems unlikely he would), then he needs to face the music for usurping the authority of the ruling council of the church (which this church, being so lawful, must have, in some form for other).This paladin, being so charismatic and influential, would probably only get a slap on the wrist.&nbsp; Perhaps the church would even arrange some sort of undated authorization for him to act as he did.&nbsp; This would allow face-saving on the part of the church, while preserving their authority.&nbsp; Of course, he would also be told, in the strongest terms, not to act so unilaterally in the future - except for emergencies when the council cannot possibly be consulted, of course.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Artoomis, post: 312699, member: 111"] Does he have [b][i]specific authority from the church[/i][/b][i][/i] to: 1. Unilaterally decide who is an "enemy of the church?" 2. Unilaterally decide what appropriate retribution to dish out to enemies of the church? If he's been given permission to make these sorts of decisions, fine. Of course, I'd be surprised if, as a paladin, he was given such power. To extend the real-life analogy, he would be considered a lay member of the clergy - not an ordained member of the clergy. Normally, the types of decisions made here may only be made by an ordained member of the clergy, regardless of the power or influence of the lay member of the clergy. That's how the ordained clergy protect their own power. If they do not protect their own power and the hierarchical structure of the church, chaos ensues - people will be making their own decision - CHAOS!! Anyhow, if he does not have such authority (it seems unlikely he would), then he needs to face the music for usurping the authority of the ruling council of the church (which this church, being so lawful, must have, in some form for other). This paladin, being so charismatic and influential, would probably only get a slap on the wrist. Perhaps the church would even arrange some sort of undated authorization for him to act as he did. This would allow face-saving on the part of the church, while preserving their authority. Of course, he would also be told, in the strongest terms, not to act so unilaterally in the future - except for emergencies when the council cannot possibly be consulted, of course. [/QUOTE]

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