How the Catholics are baptized, how fingers are folded: scheme. What kind of Catholics are baptized? Why are Orthodox and Catholics baptized differently: Orthodox from right to left, and Catholics from left to right?

The difference in applying the sign of the sign of various religions/

Religion-in this word, each person puts his own meaning and understands it in different ways. To date, there are a huge number of religions that are similar or different.

The most common and confessed, perhaps, are Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Despite the fact that in the age of information technology, each person has access to almost any information, many people do not know what the essence of each religion is, what is common between them and how they differ from each other. Today we propose to talk about the difference in the imposition of the sign of the sign in different religions.

How Catholics are baptized, which hand, how fingers fold: the scheme is how to baptize correctly

Before talking about the issue of imposing the sign of the sign, let's talk a little about the religion itself.

• Catholicism or Catholicism is a Christian religion, which today has a huge number of adherents.
• The word “Catholicism” itself means nothing more than “universal”, “all -encompassing”.
• It is also worth saying that it was the Catholic Church, which was formed during the 1st millennium BC. In the Western Roman Empire, it had a huge impact on the development of Western civilization.
• Regarding the sign of the sign. Most people do not know what it is, but all because we are used to calling this process a little differently - “baptize”, “crossed”.
• The sign of the sign is nothing but a prayer gesture, during which people make movements with their hands and, as it were, bring them a cross.
• It should also be noted that the sign of the Cross is present in almost all directions of Christianity.

So, how is the imposition of the sign of the sign of the Catholics?

• I must say right away that Catholicism does not have a single correct version of this action. There are many options for how to cross and all are considered correct. All because Catholics pay more attention not to the method by which this is done, but by the goal. Crossing, they seem to prove once again that they believe in Christ.
• Catholics are baptized with the same hand, which is the Orthodox, that is, the right. The difference lies in another - in the direction of the movement of the hand and then not always.
• Initially, both the Catholics of the West and the Catholics of the East committed the application of the cross almost the same. Baptized from the right shoulder to the left, while using 3 fingers of the right hand. A little later, the procedure changed, and began to be baptized from the left shoulder to the right, while the whole hand was used.
• The so -called "Byzantine Catholics" perform an action in a traditional way. For this, the first 3 fingers are connected together, and the other 2 are pressed to the palm of your hand. In this case, baptism is carried out with the right hand, from right to left. 3 fingers that are connected together is nothing more than a trinity, and 2 other fingers mean the double origin of Christ. By double origin, its divine and human essence is referred to.

If you show the general classification of options that use Catholics when performing the sign of the sign, then it looks something like this:

1. The first and fourth fingers of the right hand are connected into a bundle, while the index and middle fingers also hold together. The index and middle fingers in this case mean the double essence of Christ, which was mentioned a little earlier. This option is characteristic of the Catholics of the West.
2. Another option is to connect the 1st and 2nd fingers.
3. Catholics of the East most often use this option. The large, index and middle fingers are connected together, and the last 2 are pressed to the hand. At the same time, 3 connected fingers mean the holy trinity, and 2 pressed - the double nature of Christ.
4. Also, Catholics are very often baptized with the whole palm. To do this, you need to hold the right hand completely open, all fingers except the 1st straightened. You can bend your hand a little, and press the thumb a little to the palm of your hand. This version of baptism means the wounds of Christ, of which there were 5.

Why are Catholics baptized from left to right, two fingers or palm?

To answer the question, perhaps, we will delve a little into history:

• In ancient times, the left and right most often carried associations regarding various kinds of gods that were on different sides.
• If we talk about Christianity, then here the understanding of the left and the right is slightly different. The left and right at the same time, this is something completely different, something that has a clearly opposite meaning. For example, as a struggle of good and evil, light and darkness, sinful and righteous. In Christianity, it is generally accepted that the right side is the territory of God, and the left is evil.
• Another fact is that the Orthodox apply a cross from the right shoulder to the left, but when they baptize someone, they do it the other way around. In any of these cases, the same hand, the one who baptizes, is on the right side. Why is that? The autumn of the cross, which is carried out from left to right, means something emanating from man to God, but from right to left is the opposite, from God to man.
• Catholics, regardless of whether they baptize themselves or someone, always do it only from left to right.
• In both the first and in the second case, believers turn to God, however, they put different meaning into their treatment and communication with Him.
• That is, the question: "Why are Catholics baptized from left to right?" can be considered closed. They are baptized just like that, due to the fact that by applying the sign of the cross, communication with Christ is important to them, and they themselves appeal to Him. It is this meaning that is put into this action.
• It will also not be superfluous to say that the movement of the hand from left to right can mean the path from darkness to light, from evil to good, from hatred to the world, from sin to repentance.
• The movement from right to left can be interpreted as a victory over all sinful, in particular the devil. Since ancient times, it is generally accepted that it is on the left side that we are “sitting” unclean. Therefore, such movements from right to left speak of neutralization of evil power.

Now a few words regarding why Catholics are baptized with two fingers or the whole palm:

• As mentioned earlier, Catholics do not have a single true option for folding fingers or hands when crossing. That is why sometimes you can see the imposition of the sign of the sign and two fingers, and even the whole palm.
• When the Catholics are baptized with 2 fingers, they once again confirm what believe in the double essence of Christ. That is, they are aware and recognize the fact that Christ had both the Divine and the human beginning in Himself.
• An open palm symbolizes the wounds of Christ. To be more precise, then not the palm itself, but the fingers of the hand, which, with this option for applying the cross, are in a straightened position.

How are Greek Catholics baptized, Jews?

Speaking of Catholics, it is necessary to note the fact that there are Roman Catholics and Greek Catholics. Both those and others have something in common and different.

• Greek Catholics recognize the pope, as the visible head of the Church and attribute themselves to the Roman Catholic Church.
• At the same time, it is worth saying that Greek Catholics unites a lot with the Orthodox, including the method of applying the cross.
• They are baptized with the right hand, while the hand with the hand remove the cross in this way: from top to left.
• Also, Greek Catholics and Orthodox have a common fingertips. At baptism, the fingers are folded in this way: the first 3 fingers are connected together, and the little finger and ring pressed to the palm of the palm of your hand.
• Representatives of this current living in the west of Ukraine often make other movements at baptism. For example, a hand is performed, which notes the pierced rib of Christ.
• If for comparison, take Romo-Catholics, then they apply the sign of the cross differently. The movements are removed from the head to the braid, and then from the left shoulder to the right. At the same time, the fingers fold in different ways. This is both two -step and three -step addition.

Now let's talk about Jews:

• To begin with, the traditional religion that this people profess is Judaism.
• The words "Jew" and "Jew" are very similar and today in many languages \u200b\u200bof the world are of the same meaning. However, in our country it is generally accepted that “Jew” is still a nationality, and “Jew” is a confessed religion.
• Before answering the question "How are Jews baptized?" Let's talk a little about what the symbol of the “cross” itself means for them. By the way, it would be more advisable to ask the question “Are Jews baptized at all?”
• So, in ancient times, the Cross was associated with the Jews with fear, punishment and death itself. At the time of the Christians, the Cross is the main symbol that can protect and protect from misfortune and troubles.
• To date, the Jews recognize the sacred cross, but put a slightly different meaning into it. For them, this is a symbol of the revival of the Savior. In a large score, the cross does not carry such importance (like Christians), so accordingly there is no need to impose a sign on itself. From this, the conclusion suggests itself that the Jews are not baptized at all.

Why are Orthodox and Catholics baptized differently: Orthodox from right to left, and Catholics from left to right?

Previously, we touched this issue a little. The thing is that Catholics and Orthodox invest a slightly different meaning as a sign of the cross, respectively, and the implementation of the procedure is different.

• We also clarify that for a long time Catholics could be baptized in different ways, that is, from left to right and right to left. However, in 1570, such freedom of choice was suppressed. Since then, the Catholics introduced a certain ban on the use of one of the options. The option remained permitted from left to right.
• Moving the hand when applying a cross from right to left, the Orthodox ask for God's blessing. Movements in this direction always mean something that comes from the Savior. Since the right side of a person is taken over the side of God, the movements from this side are considered victorious over evil and unclean.
• Catholics, making movements from left to right, seem to express their appeal to God. Moreover, their application of a cross according to such a scheme means nothing more than a movement from all sinful, dark and evil to bright, good and moral.
• Both options for the procedure carry only a positive message, but are interpreted a little differently.

What is the difference between how the Catholics and Orthodox are baptized?

Based on the information that is presented earlier, you can answer this question quite simply.

• Both are Christians. Despite this, there is much in common and different between them. One of the moments that are different for these two beliefs is a way of applying the sign of the sign.
• Orthodox always during the excretion of the cross do this only from the right shoulder to the left, while representatives of a different belief do this the other way around. Why is it just like that, we figured out a little earlier.
• Further, if the Orthodox fold their fingers mainly in one way - the three fingers are connected by a bundle and two are pressed to the inside of the palm, then the Catholics can do this in completely different ways. We also discussed options for such fingers and hands earlier.
• That is, the difference is only in what trajectory the hand moves and in what way the fingers are folded.

This topic is very relevant and interesting, you can talk about the differences in the overlap of the cross for a very long time, exactly, as well as argue about the correctness of this process. However, we would like to pay attention to a little at another point, which in our opinion is no less important: remember, it is important not only how you are baptized, but also what meaning you put into this action.

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