The next aspect of Catholic unity was the idea of confraternity and parochial worship. The membership of these confraternities gave the followers the idea that they too, were "one bread, and one body"(34). Confraternities were a form of additional worship on the side of worship with the parish. Diefendorf claims that this additional worship gave way to a social aspect of Catholicism, by doing good deeds and by practicing the Catholic lifestyle outside of the church; Parisians became united with each other, the church and thus, the state. Catholicism was a way of life.
Diefendorf also discusses the importance of public processions. Each church had its own time for processions, which were given in honor of many different events. Processions took place in honor to give thanks, "pep-rallies," or to show loyalty to the church and state, etc. To gain support and to show unity under god, important relics of Catholicism were also carried in processions. Kings, the clergy, nobles, and common folk assembled themselves in a hierarchical order to show the importance of the processions. The processions twisted and turned over miles of roads and were a sight to see for all onlookers. Diefendorf claims that the processions "reflect a merging of worldly and religious aims and demonstrate well the way in which Catholic beliefs, monarchial politics, civil identity were mutually reinforcing elements of Parisian culture" (38). Again, it was a gathering of the faithful.
In chapter two, the case study of Catholicism in Paris during the 1500's, is a good representation of the Catholic religion in general. The event of transubstantiation during the Mass was the single most important event to all Catholics all over, not just Parisian Catholics. Although the Mass had different meanings for different people, it did not affect who they were. Everyone was united under God as Catholics. Religion served many different purposes depending on who you were.