The Parson In Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer uses the Parson to provide a true religious example. Although the Parson “ was the needy priest of a village”, he possessed riches “in saintly thought and work” (Chaucer, 13). The Parson embodied true biblical precepts despite the fact that he possessed little material things. “He practiced first what later he would teach”, believing “if gold can rust, then what will iron do” (Chaucer, 13). Not only did the Parson lead by example, but also he believed that if the church clergy, gold, faltered then the people, iron, would as well. Chaucer conveys that The Parson represents the only truly religious clergy member in The Canterbury Tales.
Although “The Parson’s Tale” is not finished, he states he will tell a tale