@Coronation2023 brings up Another Difference between Protestants & Catholics - 'High Respect' (NOT #Worship!) for The Saints
Through the bold link below, you can see how The Anointing Ceremony at the Coronation of King Charles III & Queen Camilla (formerly Queen consort) led me into a discussion of a major difference between the Protestant- and the Catholic-Christian Churches.
I'm 'slowly watching' The Coronation (about 30 minutes a day), & today I saw them celebrate Charles III's 'first Eucharist as King' (though I don't know if they did it 'with the belief that the bread & wine BECAME the Body & Blood that they were remembering').
And yet I remember that Charles' oath was made specifically 'to the Protestant Church' ... what other differences are there between that & the Catholic Church?
The only other one I can think of is our appreciation of 'certain anointed clergy who have passed away'---we appreciate them so much (representing them in art, mentioning them in our prayers, etc.) that Protestants & others outside the church think we are #Worshipping them.
The word “Worship” is built on ancient words that mean “Condition of being Worthy (|Equivalent, Opposite), |Dignity, Glory, Distinction, Honor, Renown (-Ship)” (not 'Reverence given only to God, gods or other Supernatural or Divine beings' until c. 1300).
as are #Worshipped #Worshiper #Worshipers #Worshipful #DevilWorship #SunWorship
When we 'pray to Saints,' it's more like "asking your parents to talk to your teacher" (or "asking your spouse to talk to your in-laws")---we're praying to God, and asking The Saints to 'back us up').
And--even though The Protestants don't recognize Saints the same way Catholics do--I believe I heard that a Saint's Shrine played an important role in the Coronation ...
What can you tell me about that in the comments?
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