Any kind of kneelers in churches is less than 200 years old, and pews were adapted from the protestants.

It’s still pre-V2, so it’s acceptable.  Many Trad chapels use tv monitors because the building is small.  This is a modern novelty but that doesn’t make it wrong.  Not everything that is new, is bad.   

Altar servers and priests kneel on the bare ground.  Just saying.

It is funny to see the men give general answers and the women are speaking directly to AnthonyPadua, who they have personal opinions about and are trying to help him grow as a man.

He is probably not kneeling for prayers for hours a day.

First off, priests don’t kneel for most of mass.  And servers kneel on carpeted steps.  No one is in pain during mass.  

If one is thinking about the pain in his knees, then he can’t concentrate on God, which is the whole point of prayer.  Some people are pushing quasi-Jansenist stuff, where pain = holiness.  That’s extreme and not catholic.  

If fasting got one to heaven, then the Church would have us fast everyday.  But She doesn’t.  Because pain/suffering is not the point of religion.  Love of God is.  

And if the pain of kneeling doesn’t help you pray better, then it’s bad.  For some, it might help them.  Everyone is different.  St Peter was different from St Paul.  That’s the principle.  

Self/inflicted pain for religious purposes is almost never advised.  It can lead to a dangerous temptation of pride.  And excessive self-focus.  The best is to do penance that the Church says.  And accept the trials that God sends into your life.  Any other penance, which you put upon yourself, is a danger. 

It is different for everyone. Raised kneelers for me are harder to kneel on.

I agree garden pads for gardening work well.

Why are you making this a gender issue? You can clearly see based on the upvotes/downvotes, who is more reasonable. If someone needs to help him grow as a man, it’s going to be another man.

Is it wrong to point out an observation that I thought was interesting?