Desensitization can be best defined as being insensitive, knowing about a certain matter, but not giving effort or much effort into that matter. In the modern world today, it is hard for a person to become involved and interested in something unless it benefits their needs. Even the most important things in life humans may not see in its entirety. The cross which Jesus Christ died upon is recognized as a very important universal symbol around the Catholic Church. It may seem odd, but Catholics desensitize the cross. People can see it every day, understand it to a degree, but not truly know the meaning of the cross. What could cause this desensitization towards the cross? It is a matter of putting effort and thought into the meaning of the cross, …show more content…
Although terrible what happened to Jesus Christ, his sacrifice and suffering gave humanity an opportunity at eternal life, the best gift of all. As Pastor Steven states, “The cross reveals to us the character of God: His love for lost sinners and His perfect justice meet at the cross”. (Cole) Us Catholics should look forward to viewing the cross and fully understand it. Issues such as selfishness within human beings can lead us to become ignorant towards the cross. We can be so involved with ourselves and not even worry about anyone else, not taking the time to revere the cross of Jesus Christ. People can become unaware of the sacrifices that Jesus Christ had made for us, leading us to make the mistakes again in sin. Real world events that could lead us to desensitize the cross could be mass shootings. This horrible act was done by people who have turned away from God to try to hurt the message Jesus was trying to spread by dying on the cross. The evil men and women try to lead Catholics and others to desensitize the …show more content…
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Looking upon the crucifix where Jesus hangs, we have much to consider both historically and theologically. However, when this perspective is reversed and we look out from Jesus’ point of view, we see another side to the story.
This essay will closely study and describe Rosso Fiorentino’s The Descent from the Cross. The painting depicts the process of Jesus Christ being taken off of the cross.
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It is this lack of knowledge that gives rise to inaccurate claims about Catholicism. Catholicism is viewed as an impersonal relationship between God and man. This misguided assumption stems from the 16th century belief that only the religious officials had the right and ability to interpret the Word of God, the Bible. In the past, Catholics gained their knowledge of the Lord during mass on Sundays. Priests and other officials studied the Bible and communicated with God through prayer then relayed the message to the people of the church. This way of interaction with God was like going to a foreign country and not being able to speak the national language. Priests acted as a translator, speaking directly to both God and man. Just as with a translator, the personal connection made between God and man is limited. Some of the emotion is lost in translation; nevertheless, the message gets through. This tradition was...
Christianity has had a major impact in European history as the majority of the populations were Christians, and as many nations started out as Christendom. Even today, it has a profound impact in the decision making of nations and billions of people who follow its doctrine. Therefore, representing Christianity through the medium of art was an important factor artists had to consider. Many artists decided to paint the scene of the Crucifixion of Jesus as it is considered to be the most important scene for many Christians. Some artists, like Christus, opted for a more emotionally muted route while other artists, like Crivelli, went on to capture the emotional distress of the scene. Neither method is objectively better than the other as both artists
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“been awakened at the dawn of day by the most heart-rending shrieks of an own aunt of mine, whom he used to tie up to a joist, and whip upon her naked back till she was literally covered with blood. No words, no tears, no prayers, from his gory victim, seemed to move his iron heart from its bloody purpose…[he remembered] the first time [he] ever witnessed this horrible exhibition. [He] was quite a child, but [he] well remembers it.” (7)
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One of Correggio's famous paintings was the Disposition From The Cross. The subject matter discussed in this painting in Jesus Christ taken down from the cross that he was ...
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The concern of the death penalty not only pertains to social problems, but also to biblical aspects as well. Walter Berns states many passages from the Bible that support the death penalty, but after careful research he determines that the passages can be interpreted in many different ways. To read this passage from Genesis someone might think that the death penalty is suppo...