Why do you object to the Crucifix?
That's an interesting question. I think the difference between the crucifix and the empty cross is profound. One shows Christ's suffering, which was certainly unbearable and greater than any pain experienced on earth. And it was all exactly as God ordained.
The empty cross is post-resurrection. The empty cross tells us Jesus has been resurrected bodily into heaven just like He said because He is God and it is all true and it is over. Our sins have been forgiven and the penalty for our transgressions has been paid by Christ in full. We have been redeemed.
The crucifix is only part of the story. To stop with the crucifix is to miss the last chapter that explains the whole work of Christ's life and death. It's the empty cross that embodies the completion of Christ's mission and the culmination of His incarnation. We have been redeemed.
I don't think God wants us to dwell on Christ's pain, but on His victory.
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." -- Hebrews 12:2