Young Kissing Girls

• In the gospels of Matthew and Mark (Luke and John omit this) Judas betrayed Jesus with a kiss: an instance of a kiss tainted with betrayal. This is the basis of the term 'the kiss of Judas'
• The holy kiss or kiss of peace is a traditional part of most Christian liturgies, though often replaced with an embrace or handshake today in Western cultures.
• Pope John Paul II would kiss the ground on arrival in a new country.
• Visitors to the Pope traditionally kiss his foot. (The ring of a cardinal or bishop, hand of a priest.)