Of course, Episcopal churches generally never got rid of the altar rails, and I had always knelt to receive Communion (except a Mass in a gymnasium) before I joined the Catholic Church.
Putting a rail into our sanctuary would be easy - even though it's a new church and has never had a rail before. There are 2 or 3 steps up to the altar from the floor of the nave, and it would be a fairly simply matter to bolt the rail to the edge of the altar level and put moveable kneeling cushions on the top step.
I’m curious for your opinion: Do you think this will make it easier for disaffected Anglicans/Episcopalians, to enter the Church, now that there will be much less to give up Liturgically.
Some of us genuflect and remain there until being fed.
It is quite easy to do - and quick - and not at all disruptive.
The trick is to look down to the floor while on the way down and then look up once in position. The lack of eye contact will cause the person giving communion to pause until they see you look up. Thsi technique really works well.
As when genuflecting normally, it is easy to get back up after recieving.
Years before Vatican II I was once visiting a church with a priest friend. He pointed to the altar rail at the top of several steps, and said it was bad design. People who had trouble climbing steps would find it hard to get to the altar rail. He recommended instead that the altar rail be put on the people's side of the bottom step. Let the priest climb up and down, but allow even people who have trouble with stairs to reach the altar rail.
I think that's still a good idea.