of course, this was understood when we took our kids to church. i said under no circumstances could they ever be alone with any priest, deacon or other relgiious official type person, male or female. my wife agreed. i would not have permitted that, regardless of the type of church or synagogue. i would assume that any religious official type person is significantly more likely than an average person to ahve an abnormal sexual interest in children. or to be gay, or have some other different sexual orientation.