That could well be true in many cases. Some folks are too poor or without decent insurance coverage for mental health services, so they go to clergy instead. But that is still a lame excuse for many people as most poor folks qualify for Medicaid, which does cover mental health services, plus, for the working poor without mental health coverage there are often publicly funded mental health clinics that operate with a sliding fee scale to be able to serve the working poor or those without insurance coverage.

@TomMcGiverin Thank you for your comment and you are correct. I am not black nor latino and I am certainly not poor so I am not in a position to make any knowledgeable comments. I am only stating my subjective uninformed opinion.

Yes and the God-mobster Fakir reaps in the ADDED cash benefits while 'patient' gets screwed every which way from Sunday.

@jlynn37 To which you, as does EVERYONE else btw, have a Right to do so.

When my wife and I were breaking up...Heck even during the marriage and going to church a little bit. I looked at the Lutheran Ministers we had and I'm like "NO Way am I going to open up to those goofy dudes." I could barely go through with a marriage there !

I always kept them at arms length when it came to personal stuff