The headline is a bit off. We do not worship him, but it is a tradition to kiss his ring. He is out of touch with people's emotions. Fatherliness? None. I wonder if he has ever sat next to a child and felt a child's desire to hold his hand or kiss him or just be still in quiet awe, fear, and love. No, he is too busy with all his stupid adult advisors. Kissing the ring gains significance when people speak different languages and cannot communicate in any other way. That priest standing next to the pope is in awe of himself being so close to power.
"The kissing of objects and hands surely spread to Holy Mass in a courtly context. There’s nothing wrong with that, by the way. There is nothing wrong with respect and decorum. Liberals accuse traditionalists of clinging to the useless bowing and scraping of ancient court practices. They won’t kneel! No! They’ve evolved beyond all that. Liberals would rather have us, as they do, kneel and bow and scrape to the world, the flesh, and the devil.” -catholicnewslive.com Father is talking about a High Mass (Latin).
A good example of kissing the hands of a priest is the entry "Disagreements".
The Beautiful Hands of a Priest
We need them in life’s early morning,
We need them again at its close;
We feel their warm clasp of true friendship,
We seek them when tasting life’s woes.
At the altar each day we behold them,
And the hands of a king on his throne
Are not equal to them in their greatness;
Their dignity stands all alone;
And when we are tempted and wander,
To pathways of shame and of sin,
It’s the hand of a priest that will absolve us,
Not once, but again and again.
And when we are taking life’s partner,
Other hands may prepare us a feast,
But the hand that will bless and unite us
Is the beautiful hand of a priest.
God bless them and keep them all holy,
For the Host which their fingers caress;
When can a poor sinner do better
Than to ask Him to guide thee and bless?
When the hour of death comes upon us,
May our courage and strength be increased,
By seeing raised over us in blessing
The beautiful hands of a priest.
"The kissing of objects and hands surely spread to Holy Mass in a courtly context. There’s nothing wrong with that, by the way. There is nothing wrong with respect and decorum. Liberals accuse traditionalists of clinging to the useless bowing and scraping of ancient court practices. They won’t kneel! No! They’ve evolved beyond all that. Liberals would rather have us, as they do, kneel and bow and scrape to the world, the flesh, and the devil.” -catholicnewslive.com Father is talking about a High Mass (Latin).
A good example of kissing the hands of a priest is the entry "Disagreements".
The Beautiful Hands of a Priest
We need them in life’s early morning,
We need them again at its close;
We feel their warm clasp of true friendship,
We seek them when tasting life’s woes.
At the altar each day we behold them,
And the hands of a king on his throne
Are not equal to them in their greatness;
Their dignity stands all alone;
And when we are tempted and wander,
To pathways of shame and of sin,
It’s the hand of a priest that will absolve us,
Not once, but again and again.
And when we are taking life’s partner,
Other hands may prepare us a feast,
But the hand that will bless and unite us
Is the beautiful hand of a priest.
God bless them and keep them all holy,
For the Host which their fingers caress;
When can a poor sinner do better
Than to ask Him to guide thee and bless?
When the hour of death comes upon us,
May our courage and strength be increased,
By seeing raised over us in blessing
The beautiful hands of a priest.
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