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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (322353)11/22/2002 2:22:19 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
I make no comment on comparisons with Islamic clerics. I merely note that Jackson and Sharpton are ordained in their respective churches, and have not been defrocked to my knowledge. I also note that it is not unusual to have clergy in occupations other than pastoral, as when minister runs a charity. Finally, disrepute is not sufficient to negate the clerical designation. A priest who molests boys does not therefore cease to be priest, he becomes a bad priest.........