The believer would kneel and, with both hands folded, bow three times to the ground. On each genuflexions the believer would say: «Bless me, Lord; pray for me». Then, the Cathar prayed : «Lead us to our rightful end». The perfect, man or woman, then answered «God bless you... In our prayers, we ask from God to make a good Christian out of you and lead you to your rightful end».
As so often, the Catholics never really seem to have understood what this was about. This practice was often regarded as worship or as they usually put it "adoration" of the Parfait.
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