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But then, these crosses are not the symbols of Christianity, but the Egyptian ''crux ansata'', the attribute of Isis (who is Venus, and Aphrodite, Nature, also) or <big><big>'''♀'''</big></big> the planet; the fact that the Earth has the ''crux ansata'' reversed | But then, these crosses are not the symbols of Christianity, but the Egyptian ''crux ansata'', the attribute of Isis (who is Venus, and Aphrodite, Nature, also) or <big><big>'''♀'''</big></big> the planet; the fact that the Earth has the ''crux ansata'' reversed <big><big>♁</big></big>, having a great occult significance upon which there is no necessity of entering at present. | ||
Now what says the Church and how does it explain the “ dreadful association”? The Church believes in the devil, of course, and could not afford to lose him. “''The Devil is one of the chief pillars of the Faith''” confesses unblushingly an advocate of the ''Ecclesia Militans''.<ref>Thus saith Des Mousseaux, ''Mœurs et pratiques des démons'', p. x—and he is corroborated in this by Cardinal de Ventura. The Devil, he says, “ is one of the great personages ''whose life is closely allied to that of the Church''; and without him . . . . the fall of man could not have taken place. If it were not for him [the Devil], the Victor over death, the Saviour, the Redeemer, the Crucified would be but the most ridiculous of supernumeraries and the Cross a real insult to good sense.” And if so, then we should feel thankful to the poor Devil.</ref> | Now what says the Church and how does it explain the “ dreadful association”? The Church believes in the devil, of course, and could not afford to lose him. “''The Devil is one of the chief pillars of the Faith''” confesses unblushingly an advocate of the ''Ecclesia Militans''.<ref>Thus saith Des Mousseaux, ''Mœurs et pratiques des démons'', p. x—and he is corroborated in this by Cardinal de Ventura. The Devil, he says, “ is one of the great personages ''whose life is closely allied to that of the Church''; and without him . . . . the fall of man could not have taken place. If it were not for him [the Devil], the Victor over death, the Saviour, the Redeemer, the Crucified would be but the most ridiculous of supernumeraries and the Cross a real insult to good sense.” And if so, then we should feel thankful to the poor Devil.</ref> | ||