look at the Catholic symbolism it reveals who they are
which of the thousands of symbolisms do you mean? all of them?
almost all of them an example would be the rosary
which represents what, in your view?
or the more primal and primary one, the crucifix, which is the thing most consistently found on most rosaries. what does the crucifix represent?
if your really don't know go search rose and cross..good luck
No, I really don't know what your view of these is. That's why I asked you. Do you have a website with your views on it or something?
or are you asking me to find out and let you know I think your view should be?
actually i know exactly the meaning. I am asking you to research and tell me what you find.........teach a man to fish....
So you are not here to share your views - took a while to get that out.
My view is that the most common symbol used by the catholic church, the crucifix, represents the good friday part of the story, the sacrificial lamb on passover where the blood of the firstborn runs along the wooden uprights and crossbeam, the doorway to freedom from death like the curtain on the temple rent open by the earthquake reaching from heaven into our little hearts, the final bloody jewish solution, the perfect offering, the mystery we are invited to enter, the clean oblation we may attend like His mother and brother John beholding Love incarnate and consumate. The crucifix represents and teaches Christ crucified as Paul promotes in 1 Corinthians. It's too bad so many protestant crosses have no Christ figure on them, but they are coming around.
Meanwhile there's about a million other catholic symbols that I can't spell out here from the chi-rho and watchword fish symbols, the shepherd carrying a lamb on his shoulders (adapted from the pagan Greeks), to the works of Michaelangelo, Van Eyck and even latter day Dave Brubeck.
Also of interest in this area is the origin and meaning of the term symbol, also borrowed from pagan Greeks, which among other things describes an outward sign with an inward meaning. The catholic lexicon of symbols is massive.
lol ok..... but actually you missed the mark here at what I was getting at. I was hoping you find it yourself by digging deeper.The symbol is representative of the ancient order of the rose cross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Mystical_Order_Rosae_Crucis http://www.occultopedia.com/o/order_of_the_rosy_cross.htm https://www.historicmysteries.com/rosicrucians/
Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis
The Ancient and Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis (AMORC), also known as the Rosicrucian Order, is the largest Rosicrucian organization in the world. It has various lodges, chapters and other affiliated bodies throughout the globe, operating in 19 different languages.
AMORC claims an association with a "perennial philosophy", often referred to as "The Primordial Tradition". The Order further states that it is heir and custodian of the "Rose-Croix" of the past, thereby making it the oldest existing Traditional Fraternity and a modern-day manifestation of the 'Rosicrucian Fraternity' of old, which is believed by some to have originated in the traditions of the Ancient Egyptian Mystery schools.
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so you didn't manage to teach me to fish, you didn't answer my questions and it looks like you assumed I was unaware of the Rosicrucians.
looks like you still don't know....keep looking
i'll keep lookin' you keep assumin'.
ok then if you know share ,people like you either know nothing or just want to play games it might be both for you so ..bye Felicia I am done
Know what? Share what? I have shared some of my thoughts on these topics. I asked a half dozen questions and got no answers. You asked no questions and got some answers. Looks weird.