People, primarily death metal artists and anti-religion groups, often associate the upside down cross with satan, the antichrist, or atheism. The inverted cross is actually the Cross of St. Peter, an inverted Latin cross. Peter, the first pope, choose this form of crucifixion because he felt he was unworthy to die in the same manner as Christ. Some Catholics use this cross as a symbol of humility and unworthiness in comparison to Christ.
In reality, the cross is a symbol of humility, and not devil worshiping.
I mean, if it didn't know any better either I would assume it was satanic also. It could represent the opposite of Christianity by inverting its primary symbol, but it doesn't. Interestingly enough, Jesus did referred to Peter as "Satan", when he said to him "Get behind me, Satan!", in Mark 8:33. However, an inverted crucifix (a cross with a depiction of the crucified body of Christ on it) is seen as extremely disrespectful, and could be used to represent Satanic forces. The difference of the two can sometimes be unclear, which can cause confusion abut which is acceptable.
Wow I never would've guessed that, I wrote a paper on Satanism a while back too.
ReplyDeleteOm a similar note, did you know the swastika was originally a symbol of good? I really dislike people for perverting positive symbols to accomplish their own agendas
upside down cross vs. upside down curcifix
ReplyDeleteboth are a no go for me