[murphE]

A damn good reason to put the horns back on the Jews, I agree

Did you know a Catholic Bishop's miter, the symbol of authority to defend and teach the faith, has 2 "horns". That originally the "horns" were on the side and then moved to the front and back (in which century I am not sure).

I have read explanations that the two "horns" of the miter are

1)are reminders of the rays of light that came from the head of Moses when he received the Ten Commandments

2)are also symbolic of the Old and New Testaments.

These two "horns" of authority are symbolic of the militant way the Bishop is to defend the faith using that which they represent.

[lizol]

Notice the second and third from the right, in the upper row.

Mitre

[lizol]

From about 1125 a mitre of another form and somewhat different appearance is often found. In it the puffs on the sides had developed into horns (cornua) which ended each in a point and were stiffened with parchment or some other interlining. This mitre formed the transition to the third style of mitre which is essentially the one still used today: the third mitre is distinguished from its predecessor, not actually by its shape, but only by its position on the head. While retaining its form, the mitre was henceforth so placed upon the head that the cornua no longer arose above the temples but above the forehead and the back of the head