Let me please weigh in on this because I am not in favor of of exposing oneself much less members of a Church to and type of danger when that danger is actually alive and well in your specific area. However, had it been that there were ZEWRO cases within say 30 miles, I would feel differently... SO I don't know whether this pastor just opened himself up to becoming another statistic because the area in which his Church is located already had covid 19 cases or not, but if it did, then he exercised poor judgment and has paid the porice and suffered the consequences..
WHERE I live there are ZERO cases of this stuff. The entire county has only 11.
So I think it depends on circumstances..
Sometimes it is not smart to stand on principle when you are exposing other people to possible harm.
Sad for his wife if he was married. Thenagain, maybe she is glad because his elevator may stop a few floors shy of the top...
Dunno.