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The cross is a strong Christian symbol. We can see it everywhere. It is in our churches, in our homes and it is being carried in procession. In some countries, like the Netherlands, you can see crosses out in the country. They are called field crosses. Some wear necklaces with a cross on it of have other ways to show the cross. In the beginning of the Mass we sign ourselves with the cross as a sign of our faith. I have known someone who used to say that the sign of the cross is a Creed in itself. On the other side the cross contains a paradox. The Cross symbolizes a tool of execution. We Christians affirm the sign of the Cross but in the days of Jesus it was a cruel and inhuman form of torture and execution. It was a horrible death to die. Probably the most horrible way until in our days. That is why the Church opposes all forms of torture and above all abortion and the death penalty. The Cross is not just what Jesus died on. It symbolizes execution, torture, oppression and senseless violence. The cross was an instrument of execution. But yet” the symbol of our faith.
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