Talk:Old Religion/@comment-124.182.175.163-20121029103818/@comment-86.169.63.74-20130111220110

No he' was born with magical powers but he was not trained to be a High Priest. He says he rejects "such a cruel and selfish magic" (roughly quoting) when he defeats Nimueh in Series One. Although later he learns more about the old Religion from his fatther Balinor and perhaps becomes more sympathetic to it, though never to dark magic (which most followers of the Old Religion in the show, let's be honest, do practice). I think he is supposed to unite the Old Religion and the new (see "The secret sharer"), which I interpret as possibly meaning he embodies Christian values (forgiveness, turning the other cheek) while also having magic.