Crosses and Purgatory (Why Early Protestants Rejected the Cross)
The Reformation’s Suspicion Toward Crosses and Religious Images In the centuries following the Protestant Reformation, many Protestant groups viewed crosses, crucifixes, icons, and religious statues with deep suspicion. Reformers believed the medieval Catholic tradition of venerating images violated the Second Commandment, and that centuries of devotion to saints, relics, and symbols had drifted into idolatry. … Read more
