Baciando la Santa Croce si Acquisisce di Un Anno e 40 Giorni di Indulgenza
“By Kissing the Holy Cross One Acquires a Year and 40 Days of Indulgence” …
The title of this image is the inscription on each cross placed at every entrance to the Colosseum. It still maintains close connections with the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torch-lit "Way of the Cross" procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum. Christ believers throughout history have generally regarded the Colosseum as a site of the martyrdom of large numbers of believers during the great persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, as evidenced by Church history and tradition. A Cross stands exultant in the Colosseum center with a plaque stating: “The amphitheater, one consecrated to triumphs, entertainments, and the impious worship of pagan gods, is now dedicated to the sufferings of the martyrs purified from impious superstitions.” In viewing many historical sites during my journey in Italy, seeing the iconic Colosseum for the first time…I became awestruck. It is as grand in person as it appears in the media, and it seems to hold a very mystical aura. Climbing the ancient steps inside, one cannot help but feel not only the suffering of its past but the forgiveness and sacrifice of its present stature.
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- Dino Carbetta
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