Crossed the line? I guess I thought the comment was funny, Kosta! :)
You know, if one reads the Prayer of +Ephraim the Syrian, it sure reads like we deserve a good butt kicking!
This practice is quite new in my parish. None of us ever saw it growing up. To tell the truth, the first time I saw it, it was the converts who were doing it, along with the then new priest, and all we Greeks stood around snickering. You had to be there and as for our reaction, well, as you know, we are very bad people! :)
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Heh. You Orthodox are pikers. :)