1.   Last week, Catholic bishops called on parents to accept their gay children even though the clergy consider homosexuality morally wrong.

2.   The politically powerful Buddhist clergy consider themselves an important stake-holder in the affairs of the state.

3.   Al-Arqam was last month outlawed by the predominantly-Moslem government for practising what the clergy considered deviationist teachings.

4.   The movement was last month outlawed by the predominantly-Moslem Malaysian government for practising what the clergy considers deviationist teachings of the Islamic faith.