THE Holy Cross has been trivialised by contemporary fashion, says the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Most Reverend Justin Welby believes that the symbol has lost its true meaning, adding that wearing a cross on a necklace is the equivalent of wearing an electric chair around your neck.
"For those early Christians, it was a badge of shame," he said. "Today it is more commonly seen as a symbol of beauty to hang around your neck. As a friend of mine used to say, you might as well hang a tiny golden gallows or an electric chair around your neck."
The Archbishop's comments were made in the foreword to his new book,Looking Through The Cross, which will be published in February.
"Are we now living with a symbol emptied of power by time and fashion? Christianity with a powerless Cross is Christianity without a throne for Christ or an aspiration for Christians," he continued. "A Cross that has no weight is not worth carrying."
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