I never did until I started going to Nazarene Church. I was raised Catholic, Latin masses, etc. It wasn’t until I attended a Nazarene Church, had Bible studies, worship music (yes with a band,singers,drums, etc) that I first experienced the raising hand(s) in the air.
I felt so uncomfortable at first, seeing this in a church. Catholic churches were also so strict about any movement outside of the standing, kneeling, standing, sitting, kneeling.
I really felt I WAS committing a sin by raising my hands in the air at the Nazarene church.
It took me a while until I finally was “moved” to do so as well. I do it when I feel the Holy Spirit, the Lord moving in me. For me, it’s either when the Pastor is preaching or the music, songs are being played. The people in the Bible did sing and dance and raise their hands up to the Lord in praise.
The Roman Catholic view seems to be that the church and its teachings are continuing to evolve with them. Therefore if scriptures call for something, it can be superseded by their higher-ups.
Methinks this view is going to last until they run into something that renders their hierarchy’s directions utterly implausible. This may be happening with the Francis Vatican.
Then the Lutherans, at least, will say “Well, we told you so.”
They might say that the priest is the only one who validly can do that. But that would even be historically incorrect to practice.
You still are a Catholic and come back at any time. Just sit down with a priest and get your questions answered.
Your Catholic Baptism and Confirmation marks are on your soul to stay.
As long as you get closer to God, that’s great.
You still are a Catholic and can come back at any time. Just sit down with a priest and get your questions answered.
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>> “ The people in the Bible did sing and dance and raise their hands up to the Lord in praise.” <<
And the people OF the Bible do it today, and have done so for millennia.
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Thanks for your witness here!