The Reverend (John Gavin), ‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ (1969): We have no idea who this preacher is, but we want to get know him.

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Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller), ‘The Exorcist’ (1973): He works out, he loves his mother, and he’s willing to take a bullet — or a demon — for a friend.

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Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello), ‘Saturday Night Live’ (1980): Hey, a sense of humor is pretty sexy.

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Ralph de Bricassart (Richard Chamberlain), ‘The Thorn Birds (1983): Ralph is the prototype for the sexy priest, giving us all hope that we can be the one to get him to break that vow.

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‘Reverend Lester Lowe’ (Everett McGill), ‘Silver Bullet’ (1985): Forget being on Team Jacob; Reverend Lowe is the only werwolf we’re interested in.

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Father Gabriel (Jeremy Irons), ‘The Mission’ (1986): Hey, Father Gabriel, is that a flute in your robe or are you just happy to see me?

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Father Greg Pilkington (Linus Roache), ‘Priest’ (1994): He’s got a confession: he’s a sexy gay priest!

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Reverend Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance), ‘The Preacher’s Wife’ (1996): Sure, Denzel Washington played an angel from Heaven, but Courtney B. Vance rocks a purple robe like nobody else.

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Father Michael McKinnon (Kenneth Branagh), ‘The Proposition’ (1998): We didn’t even know Kenneth Branagh played a priest, but we’re considering it some kind of miracle.

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Abbé du Coulmier (Joaquin Phoenix), ‘Quills’ (2000): So sexy, so tormented! We’re crazy for you, Abbé. Lock us up!

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Reverend Graham Hess (Mel Gibson), ‘Signs’ (2002): He may be a lapsed Episcopalian, but he can go head-to-head against aliens, so that’s definitely counting for something.

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