What is depicted on the coat of arms of Vatican City?
The coat of arms of Vatican City is the state symbol of Vatican. It is a shield of red color with two crossed keys. As the legend goes, both of them are keys to Paradise. One of them opens the heaven's door for women and the other one – for men. There is also a Pope's tiara located above the keys.
According to another interpretation, one key serves to symbolize Christian people and the other – Moslem people, and the Pope is to unite them sooner or later (the keys are bound with a red ribbon).
What are your thoughts on this subject?
45 Comments
Daniel Wolf
The explination above is nonsense. The two keys have been given the interpretation of representing the power to bind and to loose on earth (silver) and in heaven (gold), in reference to Matthew 16:18-19:
Shane Oney
LarryLane0415, you are entitled to an opinion ( even if it is wrong ), we forgive you, and will pray for you.
Ron Garfinkle
Nice place to visit, but like New York City, I wouldn't like to live there!
Lupe Hernandez
LarryLane0415, a lot of people would say the same thing about you. You are an insignificant fool.
Joseph A. Robitaille
No comment.
Janice Fish
Bunk
George Edwards
I don't think we want to go there. First off, the Vatican is really a concept, that endures, the people representing it change with time, evil men are present everywhere, even in Islam, or any system.
unkabob
Don't any of you get it yet? You can't argue with religionists because they think their religion is the only true reliigion...Ask a protestant then an evangelist, a catholicand of course a muslim and note the differeces in their response.. It's self-serving parroting because no one understands the message..
Terry Osborn
Actually, Peter had NEVER been to Rome or Italy. Thrice he denied Jesus, and Jesus called him the Pebble,Not Rock. Religion is just a scam to keep people in order, benefitted by greed and secrecy.
John Stanger
False teaching ! Moslem people? Quack quack said the duck.
jferengi
Daniel is right. The above explanation is totally bogus.
LarryLane0415
Obama opens the door to Lucifer today, as the Pope puts his foot on Gods land.
LarryLane0415
PS: and take all the Catholics with you
LarryLane0415
So the Pope came to the USA today and they sent two little boys out to meat him, he was so happy to see the two little boys. So we know how he will be spending the night. Go back to that city of hell old Satan. We don't need you here.
Kevin Hughes
in-fact, God desires that we share the truth in the hopes that by all means some catholics may be saved by His grace and leave catholicism, hating catholics will not accomplish this.
Kevin Hughes
Larry Lane we are called upon to share the truth in love. The truth is that I was once a catholic, until the Bible made me see that the Catholic teachings are lies, but Revelation 18 tells us that God has people in the catholic church for us to call out in love.