My father-in-law says that Roman Catholic gravestones are different from protestant ones. I have never noticed myself, and can't be bothered to go out of the house and find out. Is he telling the truth?
2007-08-21 05:24:54 · 10 answers · asked by Mr Shankley 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Never heard of that. I'd guess Catholic gravestones are more likely to include depictions of crucifixes or images of Mary. And they'd be located in Catholic cemeteries. Otherwise, I doubt there's a difference.
2007-08-21 05:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It used to be that Protestant gravestones in the Anglo-Saxon world did not normally have crosses or crucifixes, while Catholic ones did. However, this isn't as true as it once was.
2007-08-21 12:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous Lutheran 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have spent many years photographing cemeteries and haven't really noticed much of a difference overall. Oh, occasionally there will be a Catholic stone with a crucifix or rosary on it, but overall there isn't much difference.
UNLESS it is the headstone of a Priest, Sister, Nun, Brother, or Deacon - then there is a difference.
2007-08-21 12:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know protestants got gravestones tee hee just kidding.
I've never heard that before.
2007-08-21 12:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by tinkerbell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic (church of Rome) gravestones often show a cross of Christ crucified - the sacrifice.
Protestant gravestones often show the naked cross - Christ's Victory
2007-08-21 12:30:39 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A monstrous fable
2007-08-21 12:29:29 · answer #6 · answered by flannelpajamas1 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter no one is in graves now only their old body that they don't need anymore, they are all in the spirit world.
2007-08-21 14:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference at all to those lying under them.
2007-08-21 12:29:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No different.
2007-08-21 12:29:05 · answer #9 · answered by joe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No! He's just a bigot!
2007-08-21 12:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by scotslad60 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋