Having grown up Catholic and serving as an altar boy for many years, I always wondered: why all the incense? I really disliked it and considered it a source of air pollution.
Now I understand why the Church used it. It seems that in the Middle Ages, personal hygiene was not a top priority, and when hundreds of people gathered in a church, the combined odors became a major distraction. Incense was the Church's answer.
I am not sure why the Church still uses it today. In fact, since perfume and cologne had a similar origin, why do we still use them today?
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