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To: marshmallow

Not a crucifix. She appears to be wearing a rosary with a cross at the end, and a miraculous medal on the shorter cord.

This distinction is important because media erroneously use the 2 words, cross and crucifix, indiscriminately. A cross can be a generic symbol for many religions and even just a fashion statement. A crucifix (as well as rosary and medal) is much less commonly worn and distinctly Catholic.

A crucifix is not just 2 intersecting bars, it includes the Corpus of our Lord (Latin = body). It’s interesting this lady wears a rosary with a cross, as the rosary usually has a crucifix, but that would really be “making a statement.”


18 posted on 09/25/2016 3:08:10 PM PDT by opus1
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To: opus1

I saw that too (and was going to say something similar), but given there is a statement in the article that says she has worn medals before, etc, I took the picture to be an old one. I don’t think it represents the current “crucifix” story.


19 posted on 09/25/2016 3:11:09 PM PDT by piusv (The Spirit of Christ hasn't refrained from using separated churches as means of salvation:VII heresy)
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