that terms are being re-defined without particular concern for their original meaning...
Dutch soldier is unusual padre
The word 'chaplain' or 'padre' in the military used to refer to a person who had a religious focus in their interactions with military personal of different denominations. Now it seems to mean, well, pretty much nothing, actually. I'm waiting for the atheist chaplain to be introduced. Or perhaps she has been...
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