The priest explained why the cross should not be considered a charm

The cross should not be perceived as a magical charm or talisman that can protect a person from trouble. This was told by the rector of St. Nicholas Church of the city of Mosalsk, Kaluga region, Priest Vladislav Beregova.

The priest explained that the meaning of the paternal cross is connected primarily with the Christian faith. It indicates that a person belongs to Christ, so it is wrong to ascribe magical properties to the object itself and expect protection from it as an amulet.

According to Beregovoy, a person receives protection at baptism. It is with this sacrament, and not with the wearing of a certain object as a talisman, that the priest associates the meaning of the cross for the believer.

At the same time, the cross should not be given an independent ability to protect a person from troubles and troubles. This approach, according to the priest, turns the Christian symbol into an ordinary amulet and distorts its original meaning.

Beregovoy also drew attention to the importance of personal faith. If it is completely absent, the cross remains for a person only a symbol of Christianity. The object itself, the priest stressed, does not acquire magical protective properties from this.