Dark Priests

“	Dante: The Bishop assured us that our sins would be absolved! Lucifer: And you believed him? You actually believed these salesmen of salvation?	„
	~ Lucifer, revealing to Dante Alighieri that the bishop lied to him about absolving his sins.

“	I've told you. You and I, we have the same religion; Gold. (Henry: Who are you? I sure as hell know you're not a preacher.) No. I'm just another greedy American just like yourself. (Henry: I'm not like you!) Oh, come on now, Henry. You know, if anyone should understand, all this gold. They aren't miners? They never came up here. Who would it hurt. (Henry: Who? You starved these people! You stole from them at the same time!) That's not the way I planned it. I thought they'd move. (Henry: You're sick, mister. And You'll burn in Hell.) Harsh words, Henry. Very harsh words. But I'm not gonna let you turn on your own people. I'm prepared to offer a piece of everything we take out of this mine from here on in. What do you say? (Henry: It's not yours to give.) Oh, sure it is, Henry. (Henry: Get back!) Do we have a deal!?	„
	~ Reverend Leland Drury revealing his true motives to Henry Casey.

Dark Priests are villains who are popular in many media. Despite the name, it is not required for such characters to be actual priests; any member of any clergy or cult is applicable for this category.

A Dark Priest uses his/her position to knowingly commit crimes that are deeply at odds with his/her religion. Often, they will try to convince themselves or others they are doing good but other times they may simply not care at all.

What makes a Dark Priest so dangerous is that, despite his/her obvious evil, he/she can still hold great power over others and, due to their status as a "man/woman of the cloth", he/she is often hard for a protagonist to counter without risking public backlash (especially if the setting is in the past, when the clergy had greater control than they do today). In many world religions, especially Christianity, a Dark Priest is also known as a False Teacher or False Prophet.

Alternatively, a Dark Priest may not actually be a member of the clergy at all, but a deranged and/or evil being who has adopted the guise of a cleric for whatever reasons they may have, or a corrupt and dishonorable clergyman who has renounced his/her divine allegiances to worship demons or, more simply, commit crimes.

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