> For the Christian, the blood of Christ is paradoxical - terrible
> and beautiful at the same time - a necessary sacrifice so
> that we might achieve salvation.

In a converstation yesterday, my father pointed out some interesting points:

1) Catholic churches typically have the suffering christ on the cross over the altar, while most Protestant churches simply have the cross without Jesus. Note, I took his word on this, I don't know if this is true or typical.

2) Catholicism tends to stress the blood sacrifice that Christ has made is *the* final and most important one that God required and that it covers all of our future sins. Protestantism tends to stress the "New Covenant" part of the deal with less stress on the basis in pagan blood sacrifice ritual.

Not really sure I had a point here, but...

-brendan