Is He Risen? Indeed?

[MineralMan]

Today, in Christian churches around the world, those who claim Christianity as their religion celebrate the Resurrection of their Messiah. It is the high point of the year.

Why, then, I wonder, is there a cross with a depiction of a dead Christ at the front of every Roman Catholic Church? Why is that their symbol of Jesus? 364 days a year, the message is that Jesus died for humanity's inherent collective sinfulness. Then, on Easter Sunday, with the dead Christ still hanging from the cross at the front of the church, Catholics hear the story of Resurrection, while still staring at the dead man on a cross.

So, is the Resurrection the real core of Roman Catholicism, or is it the death of Christ? I maintain that it is the dead Christ that is at the core of RCC dogma, not the resurrected one.

It's very interesting.