In my old hometown, a pastor of a large church had a chronic serious condition that affected his ability to speak, have control physically, and give sermons. He could barely pay attention throughout the service and speak in a coherent manner oftentimes. Him and his family had prominent leadership positions in the church, and decided he should keep being the lead Pastor even as his health rapidly deteriorated week after week. I would have liked to think him and his family could have considered what would be best for the church instead of just what the lead Pastor wanted.
Large numbers of people left the church and I think most people had issues with him continuing to have such power as his health declined. I think many people were afraid to speak up about their concerns out of fear of being judged by others. However, I think it was unethical for the Pastor to hold onto his position and have almost complete control over the church as his health was failing. He should have planned to have one or two pastors take over in a reasonable manner. Instead, he fired one of the Pastors I think for church political reasons. All in all, I was disappointed that the church didn’t have more supervision or oversight from others.