Do Catholics have to kiss the ring?

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OraLabora said:
I suspect too that the left knee is to avoid confusing this with a genuflection which is an act of worship reserved for the most sacred Sacrament. It wouldn’t do to “worship” a bishop. He is not God.
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Yeah, the above all falls into custom. There’s no intrinsic reason why the right knee is for God and thus we must use the left knee for a Bishop. It’s all just customary originating from somewhere or sometime. Would be interesting to know which came first, or if they developed at the same time hand in hand.
 
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