Talk:Miley Cyrus vs Joan of Arc/Rap Meanings/@comment-190.238.19.10-20131105015827/@comment-14525795-20131125204855

No, it's something spoken in the Bible, so it's not "Catholic." Iirc, it was spoken by Jesus. And neither you nor most people who quote it know what it means. At the time, being hit on one side of the face meant you were your assaulter's equal, while being hit on the other side meant you were inferior. So while people pretty much use the verse to mean "take abuse", it's actually saying the exact opposite.

Of course the line in the ERB follows the misconception