The way it was explained to me was if someone were to kill the pope via electric chair, would catholics start walking around with little miniature electric chairs around their necks? Of course they wouldn’t. I didn’t have a good response to that because it’s a good point.
On the other hand, mormons like to use the “cross” as proof that all non-mormon versions of christianity are twisted, grotesque and inferior. That is equally as retarded as wearing a miniature electric chair around your neck, in my opinion.
Why didn't you have a good response?
The response is that if someone killed the Pope, or me, or you, there would be no reason to be reminded of the victim's death because the victim is not sacrificing his life for the salvation of mankind.
That's kind of obvious, isn't it?
In Psalm 22, I believe, it was foretold that the redeemer would die on a cross. That’s why it’s important. It was a fulfillment of that prophecy.