History Main / TurbulentPriest

* Jake in ''AllTheSmallThings'' introduces sweeping reforms in his church in order to make it relevant to the local community. Needless to say, the [[ObstructiveZealot traditionalists]] in the choir and on the parish council aren't happy.

* Subverted in the movie ''BlackDeath''. The young monk is [[OnlySaneMan the only man]] who recognizes most witch-burnings are the result of hysterical superstition, and initially sides with the villagers against the knights. Then he finds out it's a [[TownWithADarkSecret Village With A Dark Secret]]...

* Turbulent Priests tend to pop up a lot in RandomEvents in ParadoxInteractive games, such as ''CrusaderKings'' and ''EuropaUniversalis''. Revolts and / or stability drops tend to follow in their wake, leading to much frustrating head-clutching.

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* The Archdeacon of the Cathedral in Disney's ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' interferes with Judge Frollo's more morally questionable acts, such as drowning babies and violating the sanctuary law.

* Marco Arana in Peru interacting in behalf of natives against mining companies and other such forces, he even founded a party however this involvement in politics got him expelled from the church... Other priests have also gotten themselves involved but not the same extent.

* Two examples from the Catholic Church: On the Good side, Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns helped save the torture records in the Brazilian dictatorship and store them abroad for later use (as evidence against the torturers, hopefully, but, at the very least, as a registry of that dark period), besides providing aid and abode for those that resisted said LawfulEvil dictatorship. He actually managed to copy all or most of the records in a measly 24 hours as well by using the structure of the Church (and against the wishes of its conservative side, which meant he had to do it subtly), making it a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. On the Evil side, some bishops of the "Sul-1" branch of the Church tried to interfere in the Brazilian presidential elections in 2010, using abortion (changes to abortion laws weren't really being discussed) as an excuse to attack a candidate, ignoring the rules the Church itself set regarding interference in politics in the process. It got bad enough that the Pope became known to some people as the losing candidate's most effective campaign volunteer. Needless to say, this got some Brazilians quite irked at the Church.

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* Subverted in the movie ''BlackDeath''. The young monk is [[OnlySaneMan the only man]] who recognizes most witch-burnings are the result of hysterical superstition, and initially sides with the villagers against the knights. Then he finds out it's a [[TownWithADarkSecret Village With A Dark Secret]]...

* The Archdeacon of the Cathedral in Disney's ''HunchbackOfNotreDame'' interferes with Judge Frollo's more morally questionable acts, such as drowning babies and violating the sanctuary law.

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* On the Good side, Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns helped save the torture records in the Brazilian dictatorship and store them abroad for later use (as evidence against the torturers, hopefully, but, at the very least, as a registry of that dark period), besides providing aid and abode for those that resisted said LawfulEvil dictatorship. He actually managed to copy all or most of the records in a measly 24 hours as well by using the structure of the Church (and against the wishes of its conservative side, which meant he had to do it subtly), making it a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. On the Evil side, some bishops of the "Sul-1" regional tried to interfere in the Brazilian presidential elections in 2010, using abortion (changes to abortion laws weren't really being discussed) as an excuse to attack a candidate, ignoring the rules the Church itself set regarding interference in politics in the process. It got bad enough that the Pope became known to some people as the losing candidate's most effective campaign volunteer. Needless to say, this got some Brazilians quite irked at the Church.

* On the Good side, Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns helped save the torture records in the Brazilian dictatorship and store them abroad for later use (as evidence against the torturers, hopefully, but, at the very least, as a registry of that dark period), besides providing aid and abode for those that resisted said LawfulEvil dictatorship. He actually managed to copy all or most of the records in a measly 24 hours as well by using the structure of the Church (and against the wishes of its conservative side, which meant he had to do it subtly), making it a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. On the Evil side, some bishops of the "Sul-1" regional tried to interfere in the Brazilian presidential elections in 2010, using abortion (changes to abortion laws weren't really being discussed) as an excuse to attack a candidate, ignoring the rules the Church itself set regarding interference in politics in the process. It got bad enough that the Pope became known to some people as the losing candidate's most effective campaign volunteer.

-> ''"Who will [[RhetoricalRequestBlunder rid me of this Turbulent Priest]]?"''

* Friar Tuck in the RobinHood legendarium.

-> ''"Who will [[RidMeOfThisPriest rid me of this Turbulent Priest]]?"''

An EvilGovernment, GovernmentConspiracy or even a CorruptCorporateExecutive has sinister plans. Where will the hero find an ally? In TheChurch.

How the Turbulent Priest conducts himself depends on his rank and standing. If he is the equivalent of a Monk or Parish priest, he may offer sympathies to the hero. If the work is set in TheEvilEmpire or similar, expect him to be part of LaResistance and usually given more freedom than the average citizen, because the Church retains some power and would not like to see its clergy picked on. If the Turbulent Priest is a bishop or other high-ranking member of the Church, expect him to publicly decry the plans, and encourage resistance. If his beef is with one person, sometimes questioning whether his soul is as safe as he thinks is an effective deterant. Both styles may overlap with a BadassPreacher or a ChurchMillitant.

--> ''"Who will [[RidMeOfThisPriest rid me of this Turbulent Priest]]?"''
--> - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England Henry II of England]]

[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* Jake in ''AllTheSmallThings'' introduces sweeping reforms in his church in order to make it relevant to the local community. Needless to say, the [[ObstructiveZealot traditionalists]] in the choir and on the parish council aren't happy.

--> ''"Who will rid me of this Turbulent Priest?"''

An EvilGovernment, GovernmentConspiracy or even a CorruptCorporateExecutive has sinister plans. Where will the hero find an ally? In the Church.