Quote:
Originally posted by AXJules
Here's a q-
I am Episcopal, although I went to a Catholic school for 8 years.
My parents (Episcopal) genuflect whenever the cross passes us as it's moving down the aisle- no one in the Catholic church does this.
Is this an Episcopal thing?? Why am I bowing and kneeling like 80 times in one mass??
|
Believe it or not I have never thought about the genuflecting thing although I always do it. It is also done when entering the pew for service and then when you exit the pew to go to the alter to take communion. My honest guess is a sign of respect and/or reflection.
Your question about the bowing and kneeling thing reminds me of an old joke that compares Episcopal mass with a football game...stand up, sit down, kneel...
BTW, the Episcopal church also believes that the wine and bread are the body and blood of Christ.
And most of the people I am familiar with that believe that women should not cut their hair, where pants, or even go to the beach (women and men should not bath together) are what they call Fundamental Baptist, which as someone else has said is not affiliated with the Southern Baptist Comvention.