Holy Paladins do less dps than any dps spec out there. If a dps spec is being out dpsed by a Paladin then that's down to the player of the other class not being very good.
Now, Holy Paladins potentially have higher burst than a couple of classes over a period of 15 seconds but that's another thing entirely.
Bah to all this holy shock nonsense.... Spec ret and melt faces with flair and style, the proof is in the pudding:
Disc Priests have been pumping out durpes too. I ran a Wrath dungeon all was very surprised to see the disc healer topping the charts, tanks second, followed by 3 dps. 2.7 million smite damage in total, penance did about 1.1 mill and holy fire about 500k. Perhaps it's tuning issues in the sub 90 bracket. But oh my, it's fun, healing the group while attempting to out dps a dps spec. Mana is seemingly unlimited right now.
WHEN I POST IN CAPS CURSE SPEAK FOR ALL PALADINS AND REFRAIN FROM PUNCTUATION EXCEPT AT THE END OF MY SENTENCE WHERE I USE EXTRA YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH MY LOGIC!!!!!!!