(The) Reverend So-and-so

I know that people's titles should be used without any articles. But recently in the US press there have been a number of reports where the notorious American pastor was called both "The Rev. Jeremiah Wright" and "Rev. Wright". Does it mean that this kind of title can be used with or without the definite article? I'm confused....

Well, the traditional form is "the Reverend So-and-so", because "reverend" is acting as an adjective. (Compare "the Right Honourable So-and-so".) But increasingly this is being reanalyzed as a regular title (i.e. losing the article), with the implication that "reverend" is a noun.

<<Does it mean that this kind of title can be used with or without the definite article?>>

Yes

(BTW: If Obama gets the nomination, I suspect we'll hear a lot more about both Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and The Reverend Jeremiah Wright later this year.)

Thanks, Lazar! Now I seem to be getting more comfortable with this part of the language.

Какие профессии можно использовать как обращение?

eg
Good morning professor, how are you? - хорошо
Good morning locksmith, how are you? - плохо

Объяснение?