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A kiss in a religious context is common.
In earlier periods of Christianity or Islam kissing became a ritual gesture, and is still treated as such in certain customs, as when " kissing the Pope's foot, relics, or a bishop's ring.
" In Judaism, the kissing of prayer books such as the Torah, along with kissing prayer shawls, is also common.
Crawley notes that it was " very significant of the affectionate element in religion " to give so important a part to the kiss as part of its ritual.
In the early Church the baptized were kissed by the celebrant after the ceremony, and its use was even extended as a salute to saints and religious heroes, with Crawley adding, " Thus Joseph kissed Jacob, and his disciples kissed Paul.
Joseph kissed his dead father, and the custom was retained in our civilization ," as the farewell kiss on dead relatives, although certain sects prohibit this today.

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