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A priest kisses the episcopal ring of a bishop as a sign of respect and obedience to the office of a bishop as his shepherd. Tradition prescribed that a layman or a cleric of inferior grade on being presented to a bishop should kiss his hand (called baciamano in Italian), which is
Kissing the Ring of the Fisherman (in Italian, the pescatorio) is a centuries-old Roman Catholic tradition. [ citation needed ] Each newly elected Pope is given a gold ring with his name in raised lettering and the image of St. Peter in a fishing boat.
Eastern bishops do not normally make use of an ecclesiastical ring; instead, the lower clergy and faithful kiss the bishop's right hand as a sign of respect. [citation needed] As in the Latin Church, an hegumen (abbot) is presented with his crosier by the local bishop. The abbot usually wears a gold pectoral cross, and may be granted the right ...
After eagerly swearing off sex and worldly goods forever—and, less eagerly, kissing the ring of the gnarly old bishop who’s officiating—she attends a big party for all the new recruits, and ...
From the custom of genuflecting to kings and other nobles arose the custom by which lay people or clergy of lesser rank genuflect to a prelate and kiss his episcopal ring, [21] as a sign of acceptance of the bishop's apostolic authority as representing Christ in the local church, [22] and originally their social position as lords. Abbots and ...
The bishop kisses the blessing cross and holds it for each of the priests to kiss. The bishop is then handed his staff and the clergy go in procession to the ambon in front of the iconostasis. Instead of saying his own vesting prayers, the prayers are recited aloud for him by the protodeacon, and the bishop venerates
Bishop James G. Nunn is the episcopal leader for the Oklahoma Area of The United Methodist Church. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: United Methodists 'do not condone corporal ...
Now, the tech titans appear so entangled with federal power and have so much at stake financially that they seem compelled to kiss the ring. This dynamic could be interpreted two ways.