How ratings work

Each rating is 1 to 5 in three categories:

• Pace of play measures speed only. 5 is brisk and quick, 1 is very slow. Pace is not a quality grade: a slow Mass is not a bad Mass.
• Homily performance: 1 is poor, 5 is excellent.
• Likability: 1 is not likable, 5 is very likable.

Every average score is shown with its review count, everywhere it appears. Averages use approved reviews only. A held review counts toward nothing.

Each review also says how long the reviewer has attended the parish or known the priest, from a first-time visitor to a lifelong parishioner, and that is printed on the review so readers can weigh it.

Screening: star-only and clearly clean reviews may auto-approve. Borderline reviews wait in the moderation queue. Possible unverified factual allegations (misconduct, crimes, improper behavior) are force-held with an abuse flag and never auto-approved. Reviews containing phone numbers or email addresses are refused outright. A repeat review of the same priest from the same source is refused. After 5 reviews in an hour from one source, further reviews are refused. If 10 or more reviews of one priest arrive in 24 hours, further reviews of that priest are force-held.

Category lists ("Quick Mass", "Great homily", "Lovable priest") show rated priests only, sorted by that category average highest first, tie-broken by review count. Listings based on a single review carry a single-review caveat.

Reviews are anonymous. No name or email is collected. For abuse prevention only, the site stores a hashed token derived from request data (see Privacy Policy).