My question involves defamation in the state of: Wisconsin
I have exchanged many emails with the pastor of my church. I would like to share his words (and my comments about them) with the leaders of my church. This action will likely force his resignation and may prevent him from future positions as a pastor in other churches. Thus my sharing may have a significant impact on his future wage earning capabilities. Are his original emails, addressed solely to me, private (i.e., could I be held libel for sharing them) or can I legally make them public in a very limited way (by sharing them with our leaderhip)?
He has not done anything illegal; his offense is simply behavior unbecoming and inappropriate for a church leader.
If the legal answer is that they are can be shared, how about etiquitte?
When I search for privacy of email, I get thousands of hits about privacy issues related to "big brother", and thus have had a hard time finding anything about individual email privacy.

