Paco thank you for the response. And your seeing it all wrong pal. It goes like this, your asking god for forgiveness just like in your religion. The clergy is merely a facilitator for the message, the scope of his absolution is he can only grant you forgiveness in the eyes of the church. And what "should" make him qualified is his sacrifices in the name of service to god. It is not that he is "better" although some clergy stupidly feel superior, it just means he should be more scholarly on gods law.