I have seen this kind of topic come up in other places too. Abilities-wise, it feels like a Paladin to me. I guess my idea of a Paladin is a knight that uses some holy/white magic to help fight or protect himself/others. There are some holy magic type abilities we get: Flash (blinding bright light), Circle of Scorn (thrusts sword into ground emitting white light that applies dot (burning holy fire) to all enemies), and Hallowed Ground (invincibility shield). Plus, we can cross-class white magic skills like protect, cure, and resurrection. So, I am not really sure why people think Paladin in FFXIV isn't Paladiny enough...