“Good point, I don’t know the answer to this seeming contradiction.”
Me either, except it might be safe to say that when the Scriptures present a broad truth there may be allowances for certain exceptions. I.E. “There is none righteous, no, not one:” and “They [Elisabeth and Zechariah] were both righteous before God, walking in the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.”
But I know this “priest” report is utter B.S. because it directly contradicts Scripture.