Author Topic: Are Catholics allowed to wear orthodox crosses? (Read 5921 times)

siervo · « **on:** October 28, 2014, 02:08:57 PM »

Hi,

I have always liked the style of the St. Andrew cross, but I am a Roman Catholic. Are we even allowed to wear such crosses?

JezusDeKoning · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2014, 02:48:57 PM »

I think some Byzantine Catholics (that are derived from the Orthodox) do.

Cantarella · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2014, 04:08:20 PM »

Yes, Roman Catholics are allowed to wear such crosses. Byzantine and other Eastern Catholics use them all the time.

Emitte Lucem Tuam · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2014, 08:36:40 PM »

Of course you can!
A cross is a cross - whether Eastern or Western.

Oh, and by the way, the below image IS NOT a cross a Roman Catholic would ever embrace - and should be avoided as if your soul depended upon it. It is a defeatist and demonic image of an eternal "Dead" Christ - denying the Resurrection and everlasting Life giving sacrificial Salvation of our Lord and Saviour. It is an emblem of an eternal DEAD Saviour / Fool who sacrificed ALL for nothing:

siervo · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2014, 08:48:10 PM »

I don't disagree.