[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

We all have roles we play in life. For a time we put that role on, we act in it, then we take it off when we're done. Referee is one of those roles. And for the 90 minutes or so while you're acting in that role, you are the law. Coaches, players, even fans must respect and obey you or answer to you for their non-compliance. When acting in that role you have a serious responsibility to all of the participants to perform that role to the best of your ability. Otherwise you're letting some, or all, of those participants down.

As for the priest, he is not the absolute authority even in his own parish church. He is answerable to his superiors if his conduct is inappropriate as regards the church. He is answerable to the law of the land if his conduct is illegal. He is answerable to God for all his actions. And for those 90 minutes, he is answerable to the referees for his conduct on the sidelines.

What ere thou art, act well thy part.

Precisely.