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Clerics, Shields and Somatic components
hogarth wrote:
A buckler or light shield should be O.K.; they both say that you can hold something in the shield hand. Heavy shields, no.

Somatic asks for a "free hand" (ir order to do precise movements), and light shield description reads:

Shield, Light; Wooden or Steel: You strap a shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand. A light shield’s weight lets you carry other items in that hand, although you cannot use weapons with it.

So you have a free hand... but not free enough to use a weapon. Is it free enough to cast?
Clerics, Shields and Somatic components

I've just bought PF (and never played D&D before) and I've one question about Clerics: Can they cast spells with somatic component while using a One-Handed melee weapon and a shield?

Chapter 9 (Magic) reads:
Somatic (S): A somatic component is a measured and precise movement of the hand. You must have at least one hand free to provide a somatic component.

So I think they can't, but I'm not sure as they are a caster class with shield proficiency.