An old Latin saying explains the shape of the crozier: the hook at the top draws in and brings back the stray sheep, the shaft guides, and the point at the bottom prods the stragglers. Whether many bishops actually use it to poke their flock is unclear, but the image captures their mission as shepherds. It would also make an excellent bishop emoji, which does not exist yet.
For the Catholic Church, the bishop is a successor of the apostles. He is responsible for a diocese, ordains priests, confirms young people, and confirmation is often when a parish gets to see him up close: the mitre narrowly clearing the sacristy door, the purple skullcap, the ring on his finger, the pectoral cross on his chest. His chair stands in the cathedral, and he puts a small cross before his signature, a detail every parish secretary knows.
On the chessboard, the bishop moves diagonally, and the notch in its head is often said to recall a mitre; but we can hardly ask real bishops to make do with a chess piece. A white two-pointed mitre, a golden crozier, a thumb tracing a cross of holy chrism on a forehead: send in your design, and the next confirmation may well be its own.
Amen !by AI Generator
Amen !by AI Generator
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