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Bookmark or Share- What was meant by Holy Kiss? - Christianity Stack ExchangeWe see Jesus being given a kiss twice in the Gospels: one in Lk 7:38 by the sinful woman on his feet, and the other by Judas Iscariot, most probably on the cheek. Jesus presumably kissed the feet of the Apostles after washing their feet on Last Supper, if the present day re-enactment of the event during the Holy Week reflected the ancient practice.
- Vatican approved miracles? - Christianity Stack Exchange@MattGutting Actually, I would say Yes, in general. Miracles are important in the progress to canonisation, and the Holy See does pronounce on authentic visions and associated miracles. I suspect everything is reported in the Acta, but they only go back to 1870ish, are in Latin and don't easily show classifications like "Miracles recognised".
- What is the Holy See and when is it appropriate to use this term?The pope is generally not called the Holy See, he is the bishop of the Holy See. The pope lives in the Papal Apartments located in Vatican City, and has a summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. The pope is what we call the successor of St Peter: he is the bishop of a very old diocese (or "see", or "seat") called the Holy See. As its bishop, he ...
- terminology - Naive question: Origin of the Holy Ghost - Christianity ...(See Acts 2) This Holy Spirit was seen as active in the Early Church (Christianity) and is taught throughout the Epistles of the Apostles. The Kingdom of God is not meat and drink (rituals), but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit! (Romans 14:17)
- catholicism - What does "see" in "the Holy See" mean? - Christianity ...What does “see” in “The Holy See” mean? Each bishop and archbishop has the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of an episcopal see. The Roman Pontiff (Pope) has complete jurisdiction of the Holy See, also known as Vatican City. An episcopal see is, in the usual meaning of the phrase, the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
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