Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-36574594-20181205232332/@comment-2059440-20181205233340

in medieval Paris a High Judge was part of the clergy, this was done by Disney to keep him a priestly figure without pissing off the Catholic Church more than they would inevitably piss them off just by making a Hunchback film.

this is how Frollo has such power in the first place, he is not a "priest" but he *is* a man of the cloth, in his era.. that is also how he justifies his actions, seeing himself as superior because he is part of the clergy.

this is also why he has Quasi locked up in belltower and visits often,  he has full access to the cathedral, which only clergy can.

Disney significantly altered the story but the basic roles of Frollo remain the same, they simply had to change it to appease the family-audience (since if they had kept it to the letter of the book it would not be allowed for family viewing).