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such as Baptism, Holy Communion, and marriage. Petitioners agree
that petitioner performed these services during 1983 and 1984,
but they argue that as a local pastor petitioner was authorized
to do so only as long as his license was in effect, and only
within the boundaries of his charge. We recognize that
petitioner's authority as a licensed local pastor was limited by
the duration of his license and the designated charge to which it
applied. Nevertheless, subject to those limitations, during 1983
and 1984, he presided over the ministration of sacerdotal
functions and therefore for those years acted in a manner
consistent with the "performance of service by a duly ordained,
commissioned, or licensed minister" within the meaning of section
1402.
Petitioners do not dispute that as a licensed local pastor
petitioner conducted religious worship during 1983 and 1984.
Petitioners point out that a licensed local pastor is
considered a lay person who has no "voice or vote" on official
matters of the Church. Consequently, they argue that during 1983
and 1984, petitioner could not, and did not, "serve in the
control, conduct and maintenance" of the Church. Implicit in
petitioners' argument is the suggestion that petitioner's service
is measured in the context of the Church as a governing
organization. We rejected a similar argument advanced by the
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