[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I'm Catholic (see my signature), but I wouldn't put priests an any kind of pedestal when they're in the gymnasium. They're just team supporters, like anybody else associated with the team. Our interpreter tells a story about giving a technical foul to a priest, who was acting as the the team chaplin, sitting on the St. Anselm (NCAA Division II, New Hampshire) bench, who was complaining about a call.

I've never given a technical foul to a priest, or nun, but I've come close during my Catholic high school, and middle school games.

My understanding, based on "the parish priest," is that this particular priest would be closer to an AD or Superintendent than a "team supporter." Some deference and patience may be in order in this case.