The minister was abused by his father during his childhood, and that has manifested itself in a low empathic response and a desire to force others to submit. I'

The minister was abused by his father during his childhood, and that has manifested itself in a low empathic response and a desire to force others to submit. I'm not being fastidious here, his behavior goes from head scratching to explainable when this fact is known, and not just in this case.