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* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': Alexander Anderson is a humble catholic priest that raises orphans, who adore him. Although he looks down on Protestants, he still considers them part of God's kingdom and worthy of his protection.

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* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': Alexander Anderson is a humble catholic priest that raises orphans, who adore him. Although he looks down on Protestants, Protestants and unbelievers, he still considers them part of God's kingdom and worthy of his protection.


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*''Manga/FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd'': Frieren likes calling Heiter "corrupt priest" because of his drunkness, but he totally fits the image of the devout-man-of-faith. In his youth, he defended the land against demons, and old age only made him wiser and kinder. He convinces the young and grief-stricken Fern out of committing suicide through sheer compassion, and then arranges for someone (Frieren herself) to continue taking care of her after his death.
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* ''Literature/ShtetlDays'': Reb Eliezer (real name Ferdinand Marian) as the "Rabbi" of the "Jews" in Wawolnice. Unlike the others, he wasn't an actor before coming to the park, he was a Christian minister who was chosen for the role because his training and consequent knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic made him perfectly suited to play a Rabbi. He also becomes their unofficial leader outside the park as well.
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* Mother Chiara from ''Literature/TheBookOfEve'' is a wise and respected leader who wants nothing more than to protect her convent and the wider community. She helps women within and without the convent's walls. Despite her great fame as a holy woman, she is modest and compassionate but not sanctimonious. She develops personal friendships with all of her charges, even prickly Beatrice, and is on a first-name basis with many people of the City.
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The word "[[{{Arcadia}} shepherd]]", due to various biblical stories, has definite positive connotations in and of itself.

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The word "[[{{Arcadia}} shepherd]]", due to various biblical stories, has definite positive connotations in and of itself.
itself. It’s also not necessarily meant to imply that all his followers are MindlessSheep; that’s as may be.
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* [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Fred Rogers]] was known for being so inexplicably kind, good-hearted, loving, tolerant, and generous to all people, regardless of their faith or past actions, that he's been often thought of by many people as being more Christ-like than even some literal saints.

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* [[Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood Fred Rogers]] Rogers]], who was a Presbyterian minister as well as a children's TV host, was known for being so inexplicably kind, good-hearted, loving, tolerant, and generous to all people, regardless of their faith or past actions, that he's been often thought of by many people as being more Christ-like than even some literal saints.
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* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', when persuading the hero that an apparent accident was a real one and not a put-on job to scare the candidates, someone asks him whether he has ever heard of St. Barbara, explains that she is the PatronSaint of those in dangerous occupations, and tells him that if he goes to the chapel dedicated to her, he will find that the priest is saying Mass for those who died in the accident. This convinces him, because of course the priest would not fake such a thing.

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* In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's ''Literature/SpaceCadet'', ''Literature/SpaceCadetHeinlein'', when persuading the hero that an apparent accident was a real one and not a put-on job to scare the candidates, someone asks him whether he has ever heard of St. Barbara, explains that she is the PatronSaint of those in dangerous occupations, and tells him that if he goes to the chapel dedicated to her, he will find that the priest is saying Mass for those who died in the accident. This convinces him, because of course the priest would not fake such a thing.
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* ''Series/{{Cursed}}'': Abbess Nora, though stern and strict toward her nuns, is a caring woman who unlike the Church doesn't believe all Fey are evil, allowing Nimue shelter in the abbey.

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* ''Series/{{Cursed}}'': ''Series/Cursed2020'': Abbess Nora, though stern and strict toward her nuns, is a caring woman who unlike the Church doesn't believe all Fey are evil, allowing Nimue shelter in the abbey.
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-->-- '''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, [[Literature/TheFourGospels John 10:11-13]]''' (NIV)

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-->-- '''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}, '''UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}''', [[Literature/TheFourGospels John 10:11-13]]''' 10:11-13]], ''Literature/TheBible'' (NIV)
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* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'': Pádraig is a priest who scrupulously follows Jesus's teachings about loving the poor and less fortunate. He even gave away the money Hákon paid him, just to see if Food Rights and Bed Rights alone were enough to live off of.

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* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'': Pádraig is a priest who scrupulously follows Jesus's teachings about loving caring for the poor and less fortunate. He even gave away the money Hákon paid him, just to see if Food Rights and Bed Rights alone were enough to live off of.
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* ''Fanfic/AThingOfVikings'': Pádraig is a priest who scrupulously follows Jesus's teachings about loving the poor and less fortunate. He even gave away the money Hákon paid him, just to see if Food Rights and Bed Rights alone were enough to live off of.

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* Monsignor Ryan in the ''FanFic/AngelOfTheBat'' stories is a kindly, compassionate priest and one of main character Cassandra Cain's primary influences in her eventual conversion to Catholicism. In the sequel, when Cassandra initially confesses [[spoiler: her attraction to other women]], he is more concerned with the thought she might be harming herself with self-loathing than he is with her sin. And, highlighting his occasional struggle ToBeLawfulOrGood, he admits he doesn't always have the life experience to help his parishioners when they need him and [[spoiler: tells Cassandra he will keep her secret and won't deny her communion if she accepts and acts on her aforementioned feelings.]]
* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' has Decius, the Lord High Ecclesiarch. Even though the religion he leads is a horrible corruption of the Emperor's actual wishes and would be considered a ReligionOfEvil in any setting but Warhammer 40k, he's genuinely devoted to the Emperor and acts as the OnlySaneMan of the High Lords. Even after the Emperor sets the record straight and abolishes the Ecclesiarchy, he defends the Golden Palace from [[KnightTemplar Fyodor Karamazov]]'s invasion because it's the right thing to do. [[spoiler: The Emperor rewards him by reinstating him as the leader of the reformed Ecclesiarchy.]]

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* * ''FanFic/AngelOfTheBat'': Monsignor Ryan in the ''FanFic/AngelOfTheBat'' stories is a kindly, compassionate priest and one of main character Cassandra Cain's primary influences in her eventual conversion to Catholicism. In the sequel, when Cassandra initially confesses [[spoiler: her attraction to other women]], he is more concerned with the thought she might be harming herself with self-loathing than he is with her sin. And, highlighting his occasional struggle ToBeLawfulOrGood, he admits he doesn't always have the life experience to help his parishioners when they need him and [[spoiler: tells Cassandra he will keep her secret and won't deny her communion if she accepts and acts on her aforementioned feelings.]]
* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' has Decius, the Lord High Ecclesiarch. Even though the religion he leads is a horrible corruption of the Emperor's actual wishes and would be considered a ReligionOfEvil in any setting but Warhammer 40k, ''Warhammer 40,000'', he's genuinely devoted to the Emperor and acts as the OnlySaneMan of the High Lords. Even after the Emperor sets the record straight and abolishes the Ecclesiarchy, he defends the Golden Palace from [[KnightTemplar Fyodor Karamazov]]'s invasion because it's the right thing to do. [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Emperor rewards him by reinstating him as the leader of the reformed Ecclesiarchy.]]]]
* ''Fanfic/NobledarkImperium'': In contrast to his canon ReligionOfEvil-preaching self, Lorgar was a beloved preacher and theologian, remembered for his reconciling of the splintered Katholian sects on Earth and commitment to debate, syncreticism and interfaith dialogue, although he did tend to view everything through the lens of his own Katholian faith.

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