Whoever said that the religious caste shun violence?
Delenn remarks, in the episode Moments of Transition, when the Minbari Civil War draws to a close, that of course the warrior caste are superior fighters. After all, the religious caste helped train them.
The purpose of the religious caste in Minbari society does not appear to be limited to purely philosophical pursuits. Lennier after all early in Season 1 describes some of his training as dealing in probability and statistics, and his combat skills are shown that early as well. They are keepers and guardians of wisdom, whether that wisdom would be seen as Minbari history, traditions, psychology, physiology, science, or the correct way to efficiently beat someone bloody with a pike.
Various comments from Delenn point toward the religious caste being centered around a quest for understanding. While understanding would definitely include the exploration of peace, it wouldn't rule out the exploration of violence either.
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2 years ago
I find this puzzling. Religious caste has no business learning how to fight since it is the job of the warrior caste to do the fighting. Furthermore, Minbari do not kill Minbari. Therefore, there is absolutely no incentive for religious caste to learn fighting for self-defence against fellow Minbari. As for self-defense against alien races, the warrior caste will be there for this task.
Strangely, the military achievements of the religious caste are impressive. The religious caste aided Babylon 5 militarily when the warrior caste was unwilling. Religious caste was even strong enough to oppose the warrior caste in the Minibari Civil war. Lastly, look at Lennier. He fights like a true warrior. Watch his performance at "Lines of Communication", how he escape from the Drakh fire and fought back and destroyed the Drakh ships. It is not logical for trained "pastors" who shun violence to fight as well as the best trained soldiers.