Sure, that’s the question that’s begged. But the larger point is that people are people.
No, the question is NOT begged. Begging the question is a logical fallacy in which the conclusion is assumed in order to prove the argument.
It is not a “people are people” question, either. Nothing is lower, imo, than clergy who do not believe in God. Notice, my argument is not for a sinless clergy - if it was, your comment would be on point.