Have people been brainwashed into seeing it as a symbol of life and salvation when actually it would be better viewed for what it IS. The image of ROME - the BEAST.
The cross is the symbol of the united masculine and feminine principals.
The masculine - the vertical.
The feminine - the horizontal.
It is the union of opposites at which point one transcends the Earthly veil and glimpses the Kingdom Of God which dwells within. The balance of the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
It is attainable only when the individual takes up their cross...that is, stops avoiding their fate with the million and one excuses - upset wife, mother, father, family, friends, work etc...
How many times as a nurse have I heard a person on their deathbed complain they never did a thing they wanted in this life.
The Christian cross as you will note is not an equalateral cross but is unbalanced. Fancy that.
Maybe you're right...it is the cross of Rome...more like a club.