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Christianity has gone through so many changes in rites and rituals based on whether it is Orthodox or Roman back in the earlier church years, and in the recent centuries based on the denominations. Different denominations emphasize different things. You might want to explore that some in your answer. I suggest looking at website or other references for the Greek Orthodox church, the Roman Catholic Church, and then for main-line Protestant denominations such as the Baptists (of which there are several denominations and they disagree on things), Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians.

In general, they all agree on the cross as a symbol. However, Catholics put Christ on the cross ...

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