Hereditary caste birth alone qualifies Hindu priests for their role

Evidence

Mentally a priest may be an idiot, physically a priest may be suffering from a foul disease such as syphilis or gonorrhoea, morally he may be a wreck. But he is fit to officiate at solemn ceremonies, to enter the sanctum sanctorum of a Hindu temple, and to worship the Hindu god. All this becomes possible among the Hindus because for a priest it is enough to be born in a priestly caste. The whole thing is abominable, and is due to the fact that the priestly class among Hindus is subject neither to law nor to morality. It recognises no duties. It knows only of rights and privileges. It is a pest which divinity seems to have let loose on the masses for their mental and moral degradation. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1007

Categorization

• XREF: Extends the earlier ‘no duties, only rights and privileges’ critique of the priestly Brahmin class.