Catholic Quote by nwaocha ogechukwu

The cross of the Cruxifixion without the cross of the Resurrection is the symbol of a mutilated Christianity.

— Frederick Franck

“At the same time, however, for antiquity the holiest sign of the presence of God, the cross, is the symbol of utter disgrace and…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until…

— Philip Yancey

Behold the crucifix; what does it symbolize? Pallid incompetence hanging on a tree.

— Anton Szandor LaVey

“To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss. The…

— Elisabeth Elliot

In religion, symbols have always played a iconographic and ritualistic role. Different symbols might represent different theological ideas.

— Trevor Paglen

“Their Bibles had become an idol before God. That the cross, as a symbol, was an idol, even their own self-image was an idol…

— Trevor D. Richardson

The point is to show who is the cross and who the crucified.

— Max Frisch

Recently I was reading somewhere or other an Italian curio-dealer who attempted to sell a 17th century crucifix to J.P. Morgan. Inside it was…

— George Orwell

The symbol of the religion of Jesus is the cross, not the scales.

— John Stott

“The crucified Christ, in short, gives us the “Magic Eye” to discern him in the depths of even the most horrifically violent portraits of…

— Gregory A. Boyd

The Cross isn't an ornament, mere symbol. It's the mystery of God's love, that He died for our sins.

— Pope Francis