It is a long held protocol of royal courts to defer recognition of power by kissing the ring or hand of the one holding that power. Goes back thousands of years.
Royalty, sure. And, as an American, I'm over here like, "screw that". But I recognize that has always taken place in monarchies like England and otherwise, you make a very good point. Where does the pope get off trying that shit, though? He's supposed to be a Godly man, and there's just no justification for it at all. Thank God I'm Baptist.
It is a long held protocol of royal courts to defer recognition of power by kissing the ring or hand of the one holding that power. Goes back thousands of years.
Royalty, sure. And, as an American, I'm over here like, "screw that". But I recognize that has always taken place in monarchies like England and otherwise, you make a very good point. Where does the pope get off trying that shit, though? He's supposed to be a Godly man, and there's just no justification for it at all. Thank God I'm Baptist.