The story in the May 19, 2003 issue of
America begins as follows: ” My niece’s friend asked: “Does the Sign of the Cross always have to be
made
with the right hand?”
Another friend reacted immediately: “Of course it
must.”
A third retorted, “But isnÃt that awkward for a left-handed person?”An
account
of this debate then zoomed across cyberspace to my desk in Rome
(surely her uncle would have something to say about this hotly
contested matter!).
This innocent question prompted me to investigate the Sign of the
Cross. I found
the research quite fascinating.
If you have trouble accessing the article at http://www.americamagazine.org/ let me know at freundj@stjohns.edu
