Religious jewlery

[mommy_k]

There is a trend that has a cross sideways on necklaces and jewelry. Growing up I was told that an upside down cross is an evil thing, even though I recall a saint was crucified this way, it is still evil to wear an upside down cross.
Now the fashion trend is above–sideways crosses. (Not crucifxes).
Is thIs disrespectful to Jesus to wear such a thing? There are bracelets too. I ask because - love the reminder of Christs suffering for us-but are these best avoided?
Thank you
MommyK

 

[SwizzleStick]

There is a trend that has a cross sideways on necklaces and jewelry. Growing up I was told that an upside down cross is an evil thing, even though I recall a saint was crucified this way, it is still evil to wear an upside down cross.
Now the fashion trend is above–sideways crosses. (Not crucifxes).
Is thIs disrespectful to Jesus to wear such a thing? There are bracelets too. I ask because - love the reminder of Christs suffering for us-but are these best avoided?
Thank you
MommyK

Your timing is spot on to ask this question, at least in my case, thank you! On Tuesday, I met a friend for lunch and then we went shopping so we could visit more. She looked in several jewelry stores for a sideways cross necklace and asked me what I thought of them. I told her that I didn’t really know, that I knew an upside down cross was not good, but I didn’t know about a sideways cross.

She found several, but none to her liking, so she didn’t buy one. But, I too wonder about this jewelry trend. It is not a huge issue, but I am curious about other opinions too, so thanks for asking.

 

[Bonnie]

Growing up I was told that an upside down cross is an evil thing, even though I recall a saint was crucified this way, it is still evil to wear an upside down cross.

That saint was St. Peter - our first Pope! According to legend, he was going to be crucified in the ordinary manner, but asked to be crucifed upside down, as he didn’t think he deserved to be put to death in the same way Jesus was. It is not evil to wear or use an upside down cross in memory of him. Great evangelical conversation starter.

If an upside down cross were evil, then Pope John Paul II promoted evil - his chair had an upside down cross on it.