Originally posted by Raithere
True research must be willing to acknowledge alternative theories and explain evidence that may be contrary to the conclusions drawn and do so satisfactorily. This site does not even attempt it.
There are many ways to conduct research, the one you mentioned is one way.
Specifically, the site references the inverted cross and immediately comes to the "Satanic" conclusion without even mentioning, much less addressing and disproving, the Catholic explanation.
Whats wrong with coming to the “satanic” conclusion, the inverted cross certainly figures in satanism.
From what I can understand, St. Peter requested his death in order to suffer because he thought himself worthy of that suffering. So an inverted cross signifies suffering, whereas a cross turned the proper way signifies Christs sacrifice, therefore love.
Also why glorify St. Peter in such an elaborate way of using his symbol all over the place, would it not be more benificial, not to mention respectful, to use the symol of Christ (love).
And why do they not use the symbol all the time.
Is Christ not the head and goal of the Catholic church, and if not, why not?
St. Peter is considered to be the first Pope of the Catholic Church, the Apostle that received Christ's authority in the Church.
That’s fair enough, respect is most certainly due, but worship should be reserved for The Christ.
The inverted cross is therefore a symbol of the Pope's position in the Church as decreed by Christ in respect to the first Pope, St. Peter.
I would have thought the inverted cross, in this connection, reprisents the opposite of the crucifiction of Jesus the Christ.
Why should the Church change one of it's traditional symbols because some group of morons tries to usurp it?
Why should the church use a symbol which reprisents the fallen, a symbol which satanists use to reprisent their hatred of Jesus the Christ, to reprisent the Holy Trinity (God), when it is Christ who is to be glorified, surely it should be the symbol of Christ being shown off.
If anything, in their position, I would make more use of it in order to publicize it's original meaning and refute it's usage in modern Satanism.
I’m quie sure you would.
Love
Jan Ardena.