Egregoros

So, I’m watching a show about an artist who said she went to Catholic school as a child. They asked the class what they wanted to be when they grew up. The artist said she wanted to be a Nun.

The Nuns at the school said she could never be a Nun because she was left handed!

Curiously, is this an actual thing??

I did look it up and it’s basically, according to this…yes but no 🤔 weird

https://www.catholic.com/qa/was-being-left-handed-ever-a-sin

@apple_dumplin it depends on the era. Back in the day they would usually have you swap hands

@scottdhansen

Both my husband and his dad went to Catholic school and he said when his dad went they made him switch hands but my husband didn't have to.... interesting.

@apple_dumplin it was an old school thing. It probably varied based on order of the nun as well

@scottdhansen @apple_dumplin the right hand is the hand of god, the left hand is the hand of the devil.

Because being different used to be bad.

Now THIS is acceptable as NORMAL.

@chromeratt @scottdhansen

Yeah, I knew the right hand is represented as the right hand of God. I just didn't understand how that made the left hand evil. Lol

@apple_dumplin arbitrary assignment and codification of the rule? In cub/boy scouts we greet each other with a left handed shake (the hand closest to the heart) Girl guides and scouts do the same. @chromeratt