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The upside-down cross

posted 13 years ago by aldiboronti
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The crosses are upside-down, that's a satanic symbol, explains the young priest knowledgeably. Right, I guess that's why the Pope has one on the back of the papal throne. Maybe nobody told the priest that the upside-down cross is the symbol of St Peter and the Papacy itself. St Peter asked to be crucified upside-down when he was executed, saying that he was unworthy to be crucified in the same position as Jesus. Ever since then the upside-down cross has been the sacred symbol of St Peter's successors, the Popes.

The movie sucks too.

[–] Hurricane_G-Man 13 years ago

I know! ain't knowing history great?

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[–] BlackDog123 13 years ago

I didn't realize that about Saint Peter! I did find it odd that everyone was exclaiming about the "upside down" crosses on the mother's arms when they were only upside down when seen from her perspective. So is it less heretical if they're upside down when seen from the general public's perspective? What a freakin' crock. They're going to be upside down to SOMEBODY!

This movie was so terrible that when I had to leave after 20 minutes due to the poor camera work (overall, the WORST shaky cam I have ever seen - I almost threw up), I never bothered to look up the ending. I still don't know or care what happened. Great movies like Scott Pilgrim vs the World come out and make squat at the box office, but crap like this is number one. Gawd.

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[–] Amethyst8 13 years ago

The upside-down cross thing has been used in many exorcism films before this, ust "Exorcism: The Beginning" springs to muind. I assumed it was associated with the devil.

[–] Dennis_Cooper 13 years ago

I think "Rosemary's Baby" was the first film that used it so I guess we should blame Polansky for the whole upside down cross nonsense.

Screenwriters really need to do some actual research for once.

[–] deadbodieseverywhere17 13 years ago

The original Amityville used it as well. I can't remember now which one of those two came out first (out of Amityville and Rosemarys baby). Guess the OP should go point it out on those boards too lol

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[–] Dennis_Cooper 13 years ago

I recall that in the original Amityville Horror as well. The silver crucifix on the wall of the house ended up black and upside down after a while.

Rosemary's Baby came out in 1968 and The Amityville Horror came out in 1979.

[–] ElectricKoolaidAcid 13 years ago

It's not just St. Peter, especially when the occurrence is found around a "possession" type situation. Satanists have drawn the cross upside-down for centuries in everything from rituals to personal body modifications because of the simple theory that the cross in "opposite" position represents the opposite of the Holy Spirit. Pentagrams are not the only thing they use to symbolize their worship of Satan, nevermind demons.

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[–] LordManhammer 12 years ago

Koolaid, you say the upside-down cross "has been used for centuries" as a demonic symbol, but I need more evidence on this. Otherwise, I have to believe that people only THINK this has long been a symbol of the antichrist, because movies teach us so. Thanks to the OP--I couldn't quite remember the story behind where the upside-down cross came from.

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[–] divisionbell-2 13 years ago

That's true. Doesn't mean it's not also associated with satanic groups.

As in "It has also often become associated with Satanic and anti-religious attitudes, as it is used to represent the opposite of Christianity by inverting its primary symbol, the Latin Cross."

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