No one will be offended if you pray in a Buddhist temple.

But if you do offend a Buddhist you've given them the gift of revealing their attachments,
so they have the opportunity to see it clearly and let it go.

would simple kneeling be acceptable?

Prostrating oneself is a specific practice not everyone engages in.

Other simply sit (sitting meditation) on a cushion or a chair.

Some simply walk. (Walking meditation.)

If they start to nod off while sitting, they might stand up for a while and do a standing meditation.

At Spirit Rock retreat in CA there's a little shack near the entrance for what they light-heartedly refer to as "smoking meditation."

As in, "That person has catholic taste in music."

Translation: That person listens to many different types of music.

As far as the OP, you might ask them.

but I am "catholic" enough" to honor any holy place.

I am a Unitarian Universalist, raised Presbyterian, basically atheist, who studies Mahayana (Chinese) Buddhism.

I think if you are respectful you should not have a problem.

I go in old cathedrals and truly enjoy looking at the artworks! I also listen to classical music in Latin, written usually but not always by Catholics, like Mozart.

I saw a woman one time in the Kwan Yin temple I attended say something inadvisable. In the lobby of the main building, there was a fat seated Buddha statue. She said, "If I rub his tummy will that bring me luck?" Uh......no.


I think you'll be fine.