[Kolokotronis]

'My Methodist Church can trace an ordinal lineage, but it is not of moment if the spiritual lineage is out of whack.'

To the extent that one doesn't fall into Donatism, that's true. When the spiritual lineage gets out of whck we have a schism.

[xzins]

To the extent that one doesn't fall into Donatism, that's true.

Good point.