This study was originally a part of a letter written to an “ecumenically-sensitive” Catholic who was part of a group that abandoned certain Catholic distinctives (such as crossing themselves, displaying the crucifix, venerating the Blessed Virgin, etc.) in an effort to “not offend the Protestant brethren”.
The end result was an emasculated Catholicism, a group of confused Catholics, and unsympathetic Protestants. Following is a short study on the Sign of the Cross which goes into depth on the practice and teaching of the Early Church and the Fathers.
To read the article, click here
Another interesting article on Why Catholics use the Sign of the Cross
For an article on the Crucifix, click here
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the study is well conducted ant highly appreciated. it helped my catechism instructions
Steve,
Nice new site !
You probably already know it, but your “click here” links to the articles are not working… ‘page not found’
Cheers,
Bob Bjornstedt
STEVE RAY HERE: YUP. IT IS THE PAINS THAT GO ALONG WITH REVISION. IT TAKES TIME TO GET EVERYTHING RIGHT. THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
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