Pagan symbolism in catholicism

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Is there a book or video that explains why the Church adopted pagan symbols in her art, clothing, and hand gestures.
-hand of Buddha
-halo
-ankh
-M
-Bull (supposedly St. Luke)
-Lion with eagle wings and sun (supposedly St. Mark)
-IHS (In His Service; Iesus Hominum Salvator; Isis Horus Seb)
-triple crown
-Holy door
-Pontificex Maximus (Pontif, used to be Roman empirer-who was also a god and man like the Vicar of Christ )
-fishing mites (bishop mitres)
-cross inside a circle (St. Benedict medal; Lucifer symbol)
-sun (used in Jesuit imagery and monstrance)
 
(Side note:) The spooky Illuminati infiltrated the Catholic Church by these symbols

I think you mean the hand being in a ICXC which is short for Jesus Christ
Halo is a representation of holiness.
The P with the X crossing at the bottom of the P is not the ankh
M stands for Mary. On the back of the Miraculous Medal it has the M which is for Mary
The bull was a sacrifice back in the Jewish days. The Beginning of St. Luke’s Gospel opens with St. Zachary making a bull offering (if memory serves me right)
St Mark, represented as a lion, is also derived from the prophetic visions contained in the verse Revelations 4:7. The lion is one of the four living creatures described in the book as a place around the throne of the Almighty and they are chosen as symbols of the four evangelists. Matthew is depicted as a human, Mark as a lion, Luke as a bull, and John as an eagle.The winged lion is the symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist, and is used as the logo for our parish. This symbol comes from St. Mark’s description of John the Baptist’s voice “crying out in the wilderness” upon hearing the Word of God (Mark 1:3). His voice is said to have sounded like that of a roaring lion. This lion symbolism also appears in a vision of the Prophet Ezekiel where four winged creatures represent the four evangelists (Ezekiel 1:10).
The IHS is the abbreviated form of the Greek spelling of Jesus and not 3 egyptian “gods”
Symbolizing the triple power of the Pope: father of kings, governor of the world and Vicar of Christ)
Holy Door represents Jesus as He is the door
Pontificex Maximus is a unofficial title of the pope and no it is not 666
Miters The pontifical mitre is of Roman origin: it is derived from a non-liturgical head-covering distinctive of the pope, the camelaucum, to which also the tiara is to be traced. The camelaucum was worn as early as the beginning of the eighth century, as is shown by the biography of Pope Constantine I (708-815) in the “Liber Pontificalis”. The same headcovering is also mentioned in the so-called “Donation of Constantine”. The Ninth Ordo states that the camelaucum was made of white stuff and shaped like a helmet. The coins of Sergius III (904-11) and of Benedict VII (974-83), on which St. Peter is portrayed wearing a camelaucum, give the cap the form of a cone, the original shape of the mitre. The camelaucum was worn by the pope principally during solemn processions. The mitre developed from the camelaucum in this way: in the course of the tenth century the pope began to wear this head-covering not merely during processions to the church, but also during the subsequent church service. Whether any influence was exerted by the recollection of the sacerdotal head-ornament of the high-priest of the Old Testament is not known, but probably not—at least there is no trace of any such influence. It was not until the mitre was universally worn by bishops that it was called an imitation of the Jewish sacerdotal head-ornament.

Cross inside a circle has nothing to do with satanism. The St. Benedict medal is a very powerful medal
For the Monstrance that is Jesus’ throne since He is in the Blessed Sacrament. I don’t think Jesus’ would like an unadorned throne made of wood since he is God. The IHS with 3 nails (of the Passion) are putting focus of Jesus and not the sun itself.

I refuse to give you heretical books and videos denouncing the Catholic symbols. By doing so I compromise the Faith. If She adopted pagan symbols then there is no true church as all other churches were founded on political reasons or sinful desires.
 
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Issa87, you forgot the most prominent pagan symbol in all Christianity. In fact, this pagan symbol is the very symbol of Christianity recognized by the world.

Of course, I am talking about the Cross, which was pagan Rome’s most cruel form of punishment.
 
Is there a book or video that explains why the Church adopted pagan symbols in her art, clothing, and hand gestures.
-hand of Buddha
-halo
-ankh
-M
-Bull (supposedly St. Luke)
-Lion with eagle wings and sun (supposedly St. Mark)
-IHS (In His Service; Iesus Hominum Salvator; Isis Horus Seb)
-triple crown
-Holy door
-Pontificex Maximus (Pontif, used to be Roman empirer-who was also a god and man like the Vicar of Christ )
-fishing mites (bishop mitres)
-cross inside a circle (St. Benedict medal; Lucifer symbol)
-sun (used in Jesuit imagery and monstrance)
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Is there a book or video that explains why the Church adopted pagan symbols in her art, clothing, and hand gestures.
-hand of Buddha
-halo
-ankh
-M
-Bull (supposedly St. Luke)
-Lion with eagle wings and sun (supposedly St. Mark)
-IHS (In His Service; Iesus Hominum Salvator; Isis Horus Seb)
-triple crown
-Holy door
-Pontificex Maximus (Pontif, used to be Roman empirer-who was also a god and man like the Vicar of Christ )
-fishing mites (bishop mitres)
-cross inside a circle (St. Benedict medal; Lucifer symbol)
-sun (used in Jesuit imagery and monstrance)
Sorry but I disagree, he could the Church Jesus established have pagan symbolisms!
 
Pagan or popular?

What should the Church do, ignore local culture?

To this very day, the Vatican recommends adapting to local culture while not losing the message and the sacramental instruments.

For example, every Catholic temple in the US has a cloth with not one but 50 pentagrams, which are classical Greek symbols dedicated to Hygeia, goddess of health, a cloth venerated by millions of people. By the way, people call that cloth “the national flag”.

Get over it. US Catholics are much too influenced by protestants. Filter those heretic voices out with reason and faith.
 
What about pagan symbolism in protestantism? I mean after all the pagans did not believe Bread and Wine become the body and blood of their God. Of course to say protestantism is paganism I don’t think wise, your description here doesn’t make much sense to me. I think people tend to forget similarities doesn’t mean one borrowed one from another. For instance, just about every culture has a flood myth. Now does that mean that every culture borrowed flood myths from cultures they didn’t even know existed? I shall also point out that most of the days of the week are pagan in origin some directly named after pagan gods from northern Europe. Does that mean that we are worshiping the god “Thor” when we say today is Thursday?
 
What about pagan symbolism in protestantism? I mean after all the pagans did not believe Bread and Wine become the body and blood of their God. Of course to say protestantism is paganism I don’t think wise, your description here doesn’t make much sense to me. I think people tend to forget similarities doesn’t mean one borrowed one from another. For instance, just about every culture has a flood myth. Now does that mean that every culture borrowed flood myths from cultures they didn’t even know existed? I shall also point out that most of the days of the week are pagan in origin some directly named after pagan gods from northern Europe. Does that mean that we are worshiping the god “Thor” when we say today is Thursday?
Tell me more. I am especially interested in the days of the week: Why didn’t we change their names?
 
(Side note:) The spooky Illuminati infiltrated the Catholic Church by these symbols

I think you mean the hand being in a ICXC which is short for Jesus Christ
Halo is a representation of holiness.
The P with the X crossing at the bottom of the P is not the ankh
M stands for Mary. On the back of the Miraculous Medal it has the M which is for Mary
The bull was a sacrifice back in the Jewish days. The Beginning of St. Luke’s Gospel opens with St. Zachary making a bull offering (if memory serves me right)
St Mark, represented as a lion, is also derived from the prophetic visions contained in the verse Revelations 4:7. The lion is one of the four living creatures described in the book as a place around the throne of the Almighty and they are chosen as symbols of the four evangelists. Matthew is depicted as a human, Mark as a lion, Luke as a bull, and John as an eagle.The winged lion is the symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist, and is used as the logo for our parish. This symbol comes from St. Mark’s description of John the Baptist’s voice “crying out in the wilderness” upon hearing the Word of God (Mark 1:3). His voice is said to have sounded like that of a roaring lion. This lion symbolism also appears in a vision of the Prophet Ezekiel where four winged creatures represent the four evangelists (Ezekiel 1:10).
The IHS is the abbreviated form of the Greek spelling of Jesus and not 3 egyptian “gods”
Symbolizing the triple power of the Pope: father of kings, governor of the world and Vicar of Christ)
Holy Door represents Jesus as He is the door
Pontificex Maximus is a unofficial title of the pope and no it is not 666
Miters The pontifical mitre is of Roman origin: it is derived from a non-liturgical head-covering distinctive of the pope, the camelaucum, to which also the tiara is to be traced. The camelaucum was worn as early as the beginning of the eighth century, as is shown by the biography of Pope Constantine I (708-815) in the “Liber Pontificalis”. The same headcovering is also mentioned in the so-called “Donation of Constantine”. The Ninth Ordo states that the camelaucum was made of white stuff and shaped like a helmet. The coins of Sergius III (904-11) and of Benedict VII (974-83), on which St. Peter is portrayed wearing a camelaucum, give the cap the form of a cone, the original shape of the mitre. The camelaucum was worn by the pope principally during solemn processions. The mitre developed from the camelaucum in this way: in the course of the tenth century the pope began to wear this head-covering not merely during processions to the church, but also during the subsequent church service. Whether any influence was exerted by the recollection of the sacerdotal head-ornament of the high-priest of the Old Testament is not known, but probably not—at least there is no trace of any such influence. It was not until the mitre was universally worn by bishops that it was called an imitation of the Jewish sacerdotal head-ornament.

Cross inside a circle has nothing to do with satanism. The St. Benedict medal is a very powerful medal
For the Monstrance that is Jesus’ throne since He is in the Blessed Sacrament. I don’t think Jesus’ would like an unadorned throne made of wood since he is God. The IHS with 3 nails (of the Passion) are putting focus of Jesus and not the sun itself.

I refuse to give you heretical books and videos denouncing the Catholic symbols. By doing so I compromise the Faith. If She adopted pagan symbols then there is no true church as all other churches were founded on political reasons or sinful desires.
Thank you for your response. And can you tell me where I can get a Liber Pontificalis that goes into the dark ages? I have one that goes to 574 A.D.
 
Is there a book or video that explains why the Church adopted pagan symbols in her art, clothing, and hand gestures.
-hand of Buddha
-halo
-ankh
-M
-Bull (supposedly St. Luke)
-Lion with eagle wings and sun (supposedly St. Mark)
-IHS (In His Service; Iesus Hominum Salvator; Isis Horus Seb)
-triple crown
-Holy door
-Pontificex Maximus (Pontif, used to be Roman empirer-who was also a god and man like the Vicar of Christ )
-fishing mites (bishop mitres)
-cross inside a circle (St. Benedict medal; Lucifer symbol)
-sun (used in Jesuit imagery and monstrance)
It would not be unusual for customs, symbols and cultural practices to have influence.
 
I an joking course when I made the Illuminati joke
Its kind of curious imo that so many people scoff and joke at the idea of such an organization being active or even existing at all, yet Satans greatest trick on mankind was to have people believe he does not exist at all. LOL
 
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