[JesusIsLord]

When they clap, they're not clapping for God -- they're clapping for themselves.

Is this your opinion, or have you done research on the subject?

[BlessedBeGod]

I'm talking about the specific times they clap: for the choir, as someone pointed out above for a bake sale, etc. It's to glorify themselves, not God. The focus is off of God.

And I'm talking about the Catholic Church, not others.