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RomanCatholic1953 · « **on:** August 11, 2012, 07:17:37 PM »

Does anyone understand the symbolism on the coffin of Pope John Paul
II coffin? The photo was taken during his funeral services in
2005.

JohnGrey · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2012, 11:19:00 AM »

Quote from: RomanCatholic1953

Does anyone understand the symbolism on the coffin of Pope John Paul
II coffin? The photo was taken during his funeral services in
2005.

If you mean the cross surmounting the letter M, it's from his "papal" arms:

Arms of Karol Wojtyla

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2012, 11:22:24 AM »

Quote from: JohnGrey

Quote from: RomanCatholic1953
Does anyone understand the symbolism on the coffin of Pope John Paul
II coffin? The photo was taken during his funeral services in
2005.

If you mean the cross surmounting the letter M, it's from his "papal" arms:

Arms of Karol Wojtyla

Thanks

Sunbeam · « **Reply #3 on:** August 13, 2012, 01:07:21 PM »

Given the obvious symbolism of the letter "M", consider John 19:25:

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother... (Douay-Rheims)

(As an aside: It is noteworthy that, such was the reverence of Saint John for the Blessed Virgin, that he forbore in his Gospel to refer to her by her personal name.)