Purgatory and the Saints

I have asked this in roundabout ways in the past, but have recently realized that my decision pretty much hinges on this question: would my belief in a period of growth, healing, learning, reconciliation, purification, and sanctification after death (popularly known as "Purgatory") and my belief that Mary and the saints in heaven continue to love us and pray for us preclude me from ordination in the ELCA?

A little background: I was raised in the LCMS, converted to Roman Catholicism in 2000, got my M.Div from the Franciscan School of Theology (so Richard Rohr offers a nice summary of my theology) and am feeling more and more called to return to my Lutheran roots. As I am married, I cannot be ordained as a RC but could as a Lutheran. My conviction about these two (connected) doctrines, however, make me question a total return to Lutheranism in the ELCA. If these are deal breakers, I'll consider TEC instead if I pursue ordination, but I feel most at home among Lutherans.

Thoughts?