How about this? Have you ever genuflected in a movie theater or seen others doing it? You know immediately that that person is a Catholic who has a habit of genuflecting that stretches to theaters and courtrooms! Funny.
Our Religious Education Director told me someone discreetly told her that she had something on her forehead that needed to be washed off. A parishioner said she got a kick out of seeing many in Lowe's with ashes and the connection it brought with perfect strangers.
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Catholics genuflecting in theatres, funeral parlors, etc., glaringly reflects the abysmal state of catechesis. Well done, dear bishops!
I was once told by a nice lady at a hardware store that had a smudge on my forehead and she offered a towel to wipe it off. She was very puzzled when I declines.
Geniflecting in places where there are rows of seats or, in some courtrooms, pews, isn't a refection on poor catechisis. It is simply force of habit plus a little absentmindedness.
The cartoon was meant to be humorous. No Catholic actually genuflects in a cinema since he or she knows perfectly well it is not a church.
It was long the custom in England for the national anthem to be played at the end of the last showing. This led to an unseemly rush for the exit before being required to stand.
Actually, when I was younger I have seen people unthinkingly genuflect in a movie theater before they entered their row and it was funny to see. I've almost done it myself a few times.
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