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Did you know that before the Catholic-Christians used the symbol of cross to their religion, it was already used by pagans?

This is what we will find on the book written by Rt. Rev. Msgr. John F. Sullivan D.D. (rev: Rev. John C. O’Leary, Ph.D.), “The Externals of the Catholic Church”:

“The Cross Among Pagans. Among many nations the cross was in use for the execution of criminals. The most ancient practice was to hang the condemned person on a tree, either by nails or ropes and this led to the employing of two pieces of timber for the same purpose …

“… the cross, although an instrument of torture, was held in religious honor among pagan nations and was regarded as possessing extraordinary sanctity. The most ancient form was the ‘swastika,’ …

“The Buddhist sects of India regarded the cross as an emblem of immortality, a sign of the life to come. The early explorers of Mexico and Peru found numerous crosses among the carvings in the heathen temples of those newly discovered lands …” (pp 220-221)

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