ST. LOUIS - The head of the Jesuit order in East Africa explained to other theologians gathered here last week that a simple gesture had different meanings in different cultures.

Back home, said the Rev. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, a man beating his hand against his chest is an expression of penance. In the U.S., the same gesture would be perceived as an expression of defiance.

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