The Similarities and Differences Between Lutheranism, Catholicism, and Buddhism

For my final project I compared a Buddhist library and a Catholic Church to my Lutheran Church. The Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church had much in common because they are both Christian, and the Buddhist Library was very different.

The Catholic Church I visited was St. Elizabeth Seton Parish (SES); it is a very large church. When people came into the church, they would use the Holy Water to bless themselves. I found it interesting that the Holy Water is just tap water that has been blessed by the priest, and does not come from anywhere in particular. I also learned that the Holy Water is in the Baptismal Font, which is where baptisms take place. Before they went into the pew to sit, they knelt next to it and made the sign of the cross, the person I interviewed told me this was to respect the altar and the tabernacle, I learned that the tabernacle is where any unused bread, the body of Jesus, is kept after communion.