I think you are comparing like with unlike
an imamis not a priest only muslim
and a mosque is not a church only muslim
anyway Imam - and as Jourdain says - ability to read the qoran is important. we know Gabriel and God speak arabic as the prophet went to heaven ( on Buraq) jumping off from the dome of the rock
and spoke to them and only spoke arabic.
and so it is forbidden that the quran is translated by a believer
I hope you are watching The State and have a better understanding of the [irony of the] line ( episode 2) " she cant even read the quran and is telling me what to do"
we christians can translate it - and in Mali I think Christians are employed in this role....somewhere - I cant say I get moved by this stuff
and this does not seem too bad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam