There is a statue St Peter, in the Vatican, whose foot the faithful either kiss or touch. They’ve been doing it for centuries. The metal on the foot has been noticeably worn down. I wonder how many molecules of metal each kiss takes away.
I’m not able to speak to that. There are two issues here:
1. What Catholic Dogma requires.
2. What people do on their own.
I went to Mass many times at school where we had a church. My family was very athletic and we had 2 women join the convent as nuns.
I have never been taught that behavior, nor seen it in my strict family.
People do lots of things on their own.
FR catholic haters just cannot Leave the Catholics out of this story of Iranians licking things in public
Typical