[oh8eleven]

Stand-and-greet is a formal part of the Mass ...So I guess it’s impossible to come to a Catholic church if you’re not comfortable with that.
There is no requirement that you must shake hands or say anything you don't want to during the entire Mass.

[Gamecock]

++Stand-and-greet is a formal part of the Mass ...So I guess it’s impossible to come to a Catholic church if you’re not comfortable with that.++

**There is no requirement that you must shake hands or say anything you don’t want to during the entire Mass.**

WOW! Two differing, private interpretations of what Mass is all about!

[Buckeye McFrog]

There is no requirement that you must shake hands or say anything you don't want to during the entire Mass.

True, but you aren't exactly painting a warm picture of fellowship in Christ if someone is smiling and extending his hand to you, and you stand there like a log.