Pater Noster-Holding Hands

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Marauder said,
… the holding of hands are not permitted by the Church…
a Protestant invention illicitly added to the Mass.

 As a convert from the UMC, i'd have to agree.
 As Protestants do not believe in the Eucharist,
 this hand-holding is their only sign of unity
 during services; somehow, it made its way into
 the Our Father at Mass. 

 i usually don't do it, unless, if i didn't the person
 offering their hand might be offended because i
 refused her (women are usually the hand-holders)
 hand.