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Didn’t Melanie just have her 18th birthday? Was she in college when she was in school in Paris? Why would she be in such a hurry to marry Philip? I’m just glad she didn’t get married in Church, since so many Salemites marry in Church and then get a divorce or annulment.
Melanie’s age has bopped around a lot since she arrived. I had had the impression in France that she was at least 18 then. But, they’ve aged/de-aged her since so who knows. But- first of all she is very young at 18 to be marrying even if she seems to be more mature and the fact that she’s marrying Philip who should be in his late 20s to early 30s (due to SORAsing), it is even stranger. It appeared as though Philip manipulated her into marrying him and given his track record – it won’t last! Philip married Belle in church so I am not sure that he could marry Melanie if they are Catholic – which everyone seems to be recently.
The Kiriakisis are Greek Orthodox. Probably the only ones on the show they haven’t converted to Catholic yet. The Hortons were always Protestant but now it seems all of them are also Catholic. Maybe so they’ll only need one church.
the Catholic one? I thought it was the Catholic. Anyone remember? I thought the only real Greek Orthodox wedding was Justin K.’s in Greece to Adrienne.
Belle and Phillip married at the seemingly only church in Salem. The one Shawn drove his motorcycle through the stained glass window of.
Don’t couples typically get married in the bride’s church? If so, St. Luke’s would have been Belle’s church (even though John and Marlena have never shown to us they were Catholic).
But, again, I think it’s true, St. Lukes’s is the only church in town, so it makes it easier if everybody is Catholic. But the Kiriakises are one family that would be very hard to "convert."
Have they actually used the word Catholic. I’m thinking they just have a church and since a lot of people know what Priest’s, nuns and convents are they’re using that but making it a generic religion.
Of course that’s just my opinion and I’m usually wrong.
I think that is is a combination church. They seem to refer to the Catholic chyrch–lighting candles, blessing their face. Yet the altar is more a protestant church and the ceremony is a combo. Since they use a "Priest" ,t appears to be Catholic, but some Protestant churches have Saint names for their church so who know!! If it is Catholic, they don’t seem to have any trouble getting annulment after annulment cause they have all been married many times.
Not only that but they get the annulments so fast. My cousing got her marriage annuled and it a year or more. I remember I had to fill out a form that I knew her before she married and the type of person she was, frame of mind and a bunch more questions. They seem to use the church annulments as legal where they’re not even close.
whether the church is Catholic or Protestant, and that is whether or not Christ is shown on the cross or it is empty. Protestant churches always show the cross empty because of their strong emphasis on the resurrection, while the Catholics only display the crucifix, both in the churches and on their rosaries.
being raised in the faith, however, when I went to an ultra-modern Catholic church a few years ago at Palm’s Sunday, there was a "cross" without Jesus – I was a bit flemexed to say the least at that – but then the church has changed a lot since I went there – when I was growing up you couldn’t touch the communion wafer with your hands – the Nuns would have beat you senseless – whack! … and the Mass was in Latin (ahhhhh the good ol’ days).
A cross and crucifix are related, but not the same thing. While the crucifix does indeed use the symbol of the cross as its backbone, what makes it unique is the added element of Christ’s body. There are those that believe that the empty cross is a more powerful symbol, as it emphasizes the fact that Christ is no longer there and his triumph over death. Most Protestant Christians who use the cross as a symbol use the empty cross.
However, the Catholic tradition prefers to place emphasis on Christ’s death for the sins of humanity—His resurrection would not have happened had He not died on the cross first. And, thus, this aspect of theology is emphasized in the crucifix. However, not only Catholic’s use the crucifix, Anglican, Coptic and Eastern Orthadox church also does.
I think those that aren’t knowledgeable about different religions will think that all religions have different doctrines and symbolisms to them. I remember a cousin’s wife was raised Pentecostol. When my brother died was the first time she’d been to a Catholic mass. She was shocked because she didn’t know Catholics believe in Jesus.
I wasn’t baptized until I was in high school. My dad was a non practicing Catholic, mom was Protestant and my brother was whatever he wanted. The parents felt it was up to us to decide. Growing up in Chicago there was a Catholic Church every few blocks, most of my friends were Catholic and I felt every religion was the same and most of the world was Catholic so "lets be Catholic" It wasn’t until I was 37 that I realized there was a difference and was saved. I now understand the differences in beliefs and symbolisms because I ask questions and read about different faiths and religions.
So, after my long speach here I’m thinking the powers that be at Days are portraying a generic religion using the symbolisms of the Catholic Church because they do have the most recognizible symbols, rituals and practices.
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