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Hi, Kasey —
To clarify what Mike said, to be
confirmed in another church would
be a formal act of defection from
the Catholic Church. Your son would,
in effect, become a Methodist. I'm
not sure who has custody; the issue
of separated parents and who has
the right to determine the faith
of a minor child (if your son
is a minor) is a difficult question,
but you should endeavor as much as
possible to keep your son Catholic.
Given that your son is likely of
age from a religious perspective
(I'm guessing between 13 and 17),
he probably should have a say, but
this is a pastoral question, which
we don't get into. I'd say that your
son should be aware of what is going
on and instructed in what it means
to be confirmed.
If he does
not want to leave the Catholic faith,
perhaps he can dissuade his father
from having him confirmed in the
Methodist church.
The bottom line is there's
a big difference between the Methodist
Church and the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has the full means of salvation available for all and is the surest way, by far, that we know for your son to get to Heaven.
Eric
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