[Resettozero]

And "thingy" is not an appropriate term for either.

Since that Sunday I received the Lord Jesus Christ as my one and only Savior and Mediator of men to Almighty Holy God, that crucifix thingy has been an affront to me as a follower of the Risen Christ now seated at the right hand of All Power.

Someone at work gave me a crucifix (Episcopalian) in the weeks after my accepting Jesus Christ as Lord of my life at age 32. A crucifix never had made any difference to me until that time; then it really bothered me to see my Lord as dead flesh on the crucifix every single day. I took the "Jesus" idol off the crucifix and wore the cross necklace under my shirt for a long while.

So you see, devout practices, customs, traditions, and icons of Roman Catholicism can be an affront to members (such as me) of the Body of Christ...the Church Jesus founded on the revelation of who He is indeed...those reconciled to God because of Jesus alone and not because of any man-constructed religious organization's claims to fame or what Peter may or may not have done.

[Grateful2God]

If you accept Jesus, you accept Him, Crucifixion and all.

[Elsie]

A crucifix never had made any difference to me until that time; then it really bothered me to see my Lord as dead flesh on the crucifix every single day.

I've always wondered:

Why didn't the apostles cut some meat off of Jesus, as He hung there, and eat it?

[CynicalBear]

>>So you see, devout practices, customs, traditions, and icons of Roman Catholicism can be an affront to members (such as me) of the Body of Christ.<<

But one can surely imagine the joy Satan gets from seeing the Catholic Church depict Christ as still dead on the cross.