06-12-2006, 09:37 PM
Quote:Bismillah
Thank u so much for getting back to me, alright just bear with me, both terms are fine as u explained.
More on the same line, i understand that when you pray, u kneel in front of the alter where a statue of Jesus is usually present and to start praying u cross your heat or more precise draw the cross sign over your chest then start reciting the words. i know that in Protestant chruches, statues are not there. but the concept is the same, am I not right?
Catholics tend to have more liturgy in their worship. This does include a lot of tradition such as kneeling and making the sign of the cross. Neither of which is necessarily harmful or beneficial. That is just a worship preference. Prayer can be efficacious standing up, sitting down, lying down etc.
As a Presbyterian we don't make the sign of the cross or kneel before a statue of Jesus. However, I don't see a problem with either in the Catholic church...as long as the kneeling to the statue doesn't constitute the worship of a graven image (which is sin).....