This sounds like rahter unusual itinerant bishops riding the circuit to baptize, marry, etc. wherever they go.

I think the places where there are these 'Cat concentrations should have had more notice so they could start making babies to coincide with the team's arrival. I suppose we will have to breed Mudcats instead, which I am told goes much more quickly, but I am concerned what sins we may have to commit to do so... oh, that's right, they can absolve too, so that's alright then!