>>1958432 (previous bread)
This is what split the Russian Orthodox church centuries ago. The Old Believers still keep to the old tradition, of making the sign of the cross with 2 fingers, like Baphomet here. But modern Russians, like Vladimir Putin, make the sign of the cross with THREE fingers which represent the HOLY TRINITY.
In the name of the Father
And the Son
And the Holy Ghost
Во имя Отца
И 'Сына
И Святого Духа
English speaking culture is so used to pointing at things with the index finger, that you don't notice you started counting at that one as well. In many other countries, the thumb is the first finger of the FIVE FINGERS.