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neotoma ([personal profile] neotoma) wrote2007-12-23 11:28 pm

A poser for you...

if a character's evil twin/counterpart from a dystopian mirror universe traps the pastor of said character's childhood church in a confessional booth before blowing the church up, is that evidence that said character was raised Catholic? It's not like Episcopalians *have* confessional booths, is it?
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[personal profile] twistedchick 2007-12-24 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Um. The Roman Catholic church I grew up in (just post Vat. II) modified one of its confessional booths to a face-to-face room, but left the other one as it was because some parishioners preferred it that way. So both are possible.

I've never seen confessional booths of the RC sort in an Episcopal church -- but that doesn't mean there aren't some someplaces. Or something that could be similar. For instance, at National Cathedral there are some small prayer areas (which in a Catholic church might be side altars) with entrances narrow enough that they could be closed off like that. These are on the main floor, generally on the right side as you face the altar.