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{{quote|''I am the good [[Arcadia|shepherd]]. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.''
|'''[[The Bible|John 10:11-18]]'''}}
The
Besides spiritual guidance, he may also see to [[The Medic|medical needs]], take care of [[Heartwarming Orphan|orphans]] and [[Parental Abandonment|foundlings]], and attend to [[Dying Alone|the dying]] and [[Due to the Dead|dead]].
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He may be a [[Badass Preacher]] because as the quote says, wolves come and the flock need protection. If all his fellows are are fighters, they are [[Church Militant]]. At the other extreme, he may be an [[Actual Pacifist]] ([[Badass Pacifist|not that it makes him any less awesome]]), and despite [[Men Are the Expendable Gender]], attacks on him are particulary evil. When he is a military chaplain, he can encompass either type; under [[The Laws and Customs of War]], he is a noncombatant and required not to fight.
The [[Saintly Church]] is, of course, replete with them, but even the [[Corrupt Church]] may have
Because [[Good Is Not Nice]], he can also be the [[Dark Shepherd]], whether on occasion or frequently. Contrast [[Sinister Minister]] for the [[Evil Counterpart]].
The [[Preacher Man]] is usually a Good Shepherd.
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The word "[[Arcadia|shepherd]]", due to various biblical stories, has definite positive connotations in and of itself.
Not to be confused with [[The Shepherd (trope)|The Shepherd]], though it's not unlikely that there's some overlap. Also do not confuse with the [[Matt Damon]] film ''The Good Shepherd''.
In terms of rank, the [[Authority Tropes]] arguably equal are [[Badass Preacher]], [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], [[Irish Priest]], [[Preacher Man]], [[Pedophile Priest]], [[Schoolteachers]], [[Sexy Priest]], [[Sinister Minister]] and [[The Vicar]]. For the next step down, see [[Student Council President]]. For the next step up, see [[Dean Bitterman]].
{{examples|Examples: }}▼
== [[Anime]] ==▼
▲== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Abel Nightroad from ''[[Trinity Blood]]''. A priest/special agent for the post-apocalyptic Vatican. Abel is very kind, and through a combination of comedic melodrama and sheer feather-brainedness tends to come off as a harmless ditz. [[Let's Get Dangerous|But when the wolves come...]]
* Father Juliano from ''[[Witch Hunter Robin]]'' comes off more as this despite the generally dark religious tone. He genuinely thought witches were dangerous but couldn't kill {{spoiler|Baby Robin, despite knowing what she was.}} Instead he raised her as his own and admitted that his fear of witches (the emotion driving the [[Big Bad]]) is a weakness of his own heart, and no fault of the witches. He blesses the protagonist and encourages her endeavors.
== [[Film]] ==
* Fr. Conelly from the 1930's ''Angels With Dirty Faces''
* Fr. Barry from ''On The Waterfront''
* Fr. Merrin from ''[[The Exorcist]]''
* Robbie Coltrane's character on ''The Pope Must Die''
* Kiril Pavlovich from ''The Shoes of the Fisherman''
* Fr. Kiernan from ''Stigmata''
* Fr. Damien of ''Molokai'', as played by [[David Wenham]], fits the trope. Based on a true story; he was canonized in 2009.
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* Reverend Oliver from The Patriot.
{{quote|"A shepherd must tend his flock...([[Nice Hat|snatches off wig and puts on black, broad-brimmed hat]]) and at times, [[Badass Preacher|fight off the wolves]]."}}
* Père Jean from ''[[Au
== [[Literature]] ==
* Ayatani Zweil in [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] novels. He first joined them when they were heading toward the Saint's shrine, declaring that therefore they were pilgrims, and his job was providing guidance to pilgrims.
** In ''Blood Pact'', Gaunt muses over why the canterkous old priest was still with them; it was [[Cryptic Conversation|hard to mine his wisdom]], but he held the services and faithfully attended to [[Dying Alone|the dying]] and [[Due to the Dead|the dead]].
* The Bishop of Digne from ''[[Les Misérables]]''
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** Reverend Mightily Oats
** Oats appears only in the backstory of ''[[
** Brutha ends up shepherding his ''god''.
** ''[[
{{quote|"For sheep are stupid, and must be driven. But goats are intelligent, and need to be led."}}
** Though not religious, Granny Aching of the Chalk was an example of this trope in every other respect, the literal one included.
* The parson from [[The Canterbury Tales]]
{{quote|''He was a shepherde and noght a mercenarie.
And thogh he hooly were and vertuous,
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But in his techyng discreet and benynge.'' }}
* The wandering septon encountered by Brienne in the fourth volume of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. Mind, given the [[Crapsack World|nature of the setting]] he'll probably turn out to be evil, or die in a horrible fashion. {{spoiler|Winds up head of the church and, as a bonus, gets to put Cersei in her place several times. He could still die horribly though.}}
* In William King's ''[[Warhammer
* [[Mercedes Lackey]]'s first Free Bards novel had a venial priest refuse to marry two wandering bards. A few days later the bards found one of these Good Shepherds, voluntarily exiled to a little backwater, who obliged.
* Page quote: Jesus, obviously, complete with ministering to the [[Wretched Hive|lepers, prostitutes and dregs]], being harassed by [[All of the Other Reindeer|Pharisees]] and [[Heroic Sacrifice|becoming a sacrifice to atone for the sins of Mankind]].
** Note that [[The Bible]] specifically uses the title ''Good'' Shepherd to distinguish him from the shepherds of his day, whose profession carried with it [[Acceptable Professional Targets|an unsavory]] [[But You Screw One Goat!|reputation]].
* [[Don Camillo]] Tarocci, title character of a series of stories by Giovanni Guareschi, is the hard-fisted, hot-tempered, but good-hearted priest of an Italian village in the '50s and '60s. The local Communist party, especially the village mayor, gripe about him as a
** Don Camillo is also very much a [[Badass Preacher]]. He and the mayor often [[Vitriolic Best Buds|settle their differences]] with their fists. (At one point the mayor leaves an unexploded WWII bomb outside Don Camillo's door with the words "Eester Gift" written on it. Don Camillo ''picks it up by himself'' and leaves it outside the mayor's door with a note that the mayor needs to work on his spelling of "Easter".)
** Some of the earlier stories make pretty clear that the local bishop at the time is also a Good Shepherd, a wise and kindly old man who, for instance, can see that the Communists in Camillo's village are basically good people even if they ''do'' claim to be atheists (except when it's time for baptisms, marriages, funerals, and the non-commercial aspects of Christmas, Easter, etc.). The Communists speak to him with respect ... and when they talk about the trouble Don Camillo gives them, it's hard to tell if they're complaining or ''[[Worthy Opponent|bragging]]''.
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* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Father Forthill. Doubles as attorney for his parishioners and is a [[Church Militant]] as part of the Ordo Malleus, though more a [[Non-Action Guy]] to Michael's [[Knight in Shining Armour]]. Also a [[Retired Badass]], as his backstory includes him and a group of other seminarians hunting down and killing a vampire plaguing the town they were visiting.
* In [[Connie Willis]]'s ''Doomsday Book'', the priest faithfully ministers to the dying {{spoiler|until he succumbs to the Black Death himself}}.
* In Steve Parker's [[Warhammer
* Maikel Staynair, Archbishop of ''[[Safehold]]'s'' Church of Charis, radiates a strong but gentle aura wherever he goes, which only the most bigoted can deny. A common habit of his, as he walks down the alter to his pulpit, to stop and speak to people, bless those in need, and see their children, and he continues to do this even after it almost gets him assassinated. Also of note is Paityr Wylsynn, a member of the Inquisition who discharges his duties in full fairness, in stark contrast to all the ''other'' [[Complete Monster|members of the Inquisition.]]
** As of the fourth book, ''A Mighty Fortress,'' Vicar Rhobair Duchairn is making a sincere effort to become this in the wake of Grand Inquisitor Clyntahn's latest crossing of the [[Moral Event Horizon]], largely because it's all he ''can'' do without becoming a victim of the Inquisition himself.
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* In ''[[1632|1634: The Galileo Affair]]'', a young man who isn't even Christian at all notes that Father Larry Mazzare "could have served as a poster model for ''Priest, Catholic, small town, finest example thereof''."
* In [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s ''[[Space Cadet (novel)|Space Cadet]]'', when persuading the hero that an apparent accident was a real one and not a put on job to scare the candiates, someone asks him whether he has ever heard of St. Barbara, explains that she is the [[Patron Saint]] 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.
* In Mary Doria Russell's novel ''[[The Sparrow]]'', the Jesuits send linguist and priest Emilio Sandoz to minister to a newly discovered civilization in the Alpha Centauri system. Sandoz is a model
* In [[Robert E. Howard]]'s "[[The Servants of Bit Yakin|Jewels of Gwahlur]]" [[Conan the Barbarian]] is astounded by one.
{{quote|"No. He believes in his gods, and is incorruptible. He knows nothing about this. He will obey the oracle. It was all Thutmekri's plan. Knowing the Keshani would consult the oracle, he had Zargheba bring me with the embassy from Zembabwei, closely veiled and secluded."
"Well, I'm damned!" muttered Conan. "A priest who honestly believes in his oracle, and can not be bribed." }}
* The Reverend Septimus Harding in the Barchester novels by [[Anthony Trollope]].
* In [[Lord Dunsany]]'s ''[[The
* Abbot Radulfus from [[Brother Cadfael]] series. Actually both abbots qualify, but in addition to being genuinely caring about people, Radulfus is very, very competent.
* Prior Philip {{spoiler|who eventually becomes Bishop}} in Ken Follet's ''[[The Pillars of the Earth]]''. Unlike many of the other [[Sinister Minister|churchmen]] and [[Aristocrats Are Evil|authority figures]] in the book, his religious beliefs motivate him to help the poor, forgive his enemies, and inspire others to do likewise.
* Common among medicine cats in ''[[Warrior Cats]]''.
* Mr. Towers in [[
* In [[Rick Cook]]'s ''[[Limbo System]]'', Father Simon, whose sage advice is valued among the humans {{spoiler|and who accidentally starts converting aliens to Christianity while prisoner.}}
== [[Live
* Shepherd Book from ''[[Firefly]]''
** [[Dark and Troubled Past|Or is he?]]
*** [[Heel Faith Turn|He is now.]]
* Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy from ''[[
* The Rev. Geraldine Granger from ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''.
* Rev Bem from ''[[Andromeda]]'', who partly subverts the trope by being a bug-eyed monster from a [[Wretched Hive]], plays it straight by travelling with the [[Five-Man Band]], then is pressed into service of [[The Dark Side]]; and having passed the test, leaves on a journey of self discovery to see if his conversion was true or false.
* Norman Balthus from ''[[Carnivale]]''. Unfortunately, his adopted son is [[The Antichrist]]...
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** His equivalent from the Boston-set remake, not so much… (at best he's a dark subversion of the trope)
* Eric from [[7th Heaven]].
* Shepherd Schlag from ''[[wikipedia:Seventeen Moments of Spring|Seventeen Moments of Spring]]'' is a rare example of a
* Rev. Reuben Gregory from [[Amen]]
* Reverend Cole in ''[[Hell on Wheels]]'' who is also [[The Atoner]] for muders commited in Kansas.
== [[Oral Tradition]] ==▼
* [[Robin Hood|Friar Tuck]].▼
== Theatre ==
* Reverend Hale in [[The Crucible]] starts out trying to be this.
▲== [[Oral Tradition]] ==
▲* [[Robin Hood|Friar Tuck]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* [[Goblin Hollow]]: the local minister suppresses the [[Witch Hunt]] by discussing what is appropriate for church-sponsored organizations, is perfectly pleased by the rules of no gory costumes or fortune telling (though Ben doesn't tell him those were the rules all along), and listens when he talks about D&D.
* [[Tales of the Questor]]: Brother Linnaeus [https://web.archive.org/web/20120521054506/http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00111.html heading out into the dangers of the swamp] because Quentyn tells him [https://web.archive.org/web/20120521054516/http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00117.html that the Gragum want to know why God not come to them.]
* ''[[Dissonance]]'': Pastor Peter.
{{quote|'''Peter''': The most important thing I've learned as a preacher... It's that it's not as important to remember [[Jesus|people's names]] so much as what they have to teach you.}}
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