St Andrews cross inappropriate or not for a Catholic?

[aChildOfMary]

For some time I've been thinking of buying a necklace with a cross of some sort and after some consideration I've found out that the one I think is the prettiest and closest to my taste is the St Andrew cross.

This is of course an Orthodox cross so I would like to ask you guys here at TAW about how you would look at a person wearing it?
Will I cause any form of scandal when I wear it and people may ask and I say that I'm Catholic?

Of course there are the opportunity that I over analysing this as it just a cross, but I first and foremost won't come of as cheesy or anything.

Lastly could you guys please direct me to an serious and not overly expensive online store?
I'm looking for either Silver or Gold btw.



Thanks in advance for any feedbacks I may receive






Pax Christi
aChildOfMary

 

[gzt]

By this you mean the Russian three-bar cross with the slanted lower piece, right? A westerner would think you mean an X-cross. I'm sure it's possible for a Catholic to wear one, but it's almost exclusively worn by Orthodox and, if I saw one, I would presume it is an Orthodox Christian. I mean, Eastern Rite Catholics of the Russian tradition that I have known typically have a straight lower bar, and the difference is how you tell what kind of church you're at.

 

[ArmyMatt]

I don't think it would cause a scandal. I know of an abbess who wears a Celtic cross, which is normally an Irish Roman Catholic thing.

 

[GoingByzantine]

I have one, so I doubt it would cause you any scandal. To me a cross should be worn under the clothes, simply so as not become a fashion object...like these blinged up crosses secular people wear.

 

[aChildOfMary]

By this you mean the Russian three-bar cross with the slanted lower piece, right? A westerner would think you mean an X-cross. I'm sure it's possible for a Catholic to wear one, but it's almost exclusively worn by Orthodox and, if I saw one, I would presume it is an Orthodox Christian. I mean, Eastern Rite Catholics of the Russian tradition that I have known typically have a straight lower bar, and the difference is how you tell what kind of church you're at.

It's the one your talking about, the Russian one yes.

I don't think it would cause a scandal. I know of an abbess who wears a Celtic cross, which is normally an Irish Roman Catholic thing.

Thanks, good to know that others does the same

I have one, so I doubt it would cause you any scandal. To me a cross should be worn under the clothes, simply so as not become a fashion object...like these blinged up crosses secular people wear.

Og yes the gigantic crosses worned by the gangsta's, I promiss that I'll never do that.
I hate how the seculars have taken the cross purposely out of context and made it a cheap bling.
Also since it's worn inside of my shirt it won't matter to much what others may think about my cross


Thanks for answers folks.
Also do you have any firsthand experiences with any decent online stores?

 

[aChildOfMary]

I've made my desition and I bought an Celtic one and I think I made a good choice

Now all I can do is wait for it to arrive in the mail



Thanks for all feedbacks




God bless
achildofMary

 

[MilesVitae]

On a completely other note, aChildofMary, is your "subtitle" (Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners) in Italian?

 

[aChildOfMary]

On a completely other note, aChildofMary, is your "subtitle" (Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners) in Italian?

Spot on

 

[Wryetui]

Mary you can use it as you want. Particularily I have on my neck a silver and small latin cross, even if I'm orthodox, so who cares, as long as you like it and as long as it reminds you of Christ...

 

[ArmyMatt]

nice Mary, celtic crosses are pretty sweet. I have a buddy who has a Celtic Tribar Cross, and it is pretty cool looking.

 

[Anhelyna]

A Celtic Tribar Cross - oh - that sounds nice

I'd love to track one of those down

 

[ArmyMatt]

one of my buddies here has one. basically a Tri bar Cross with the Celtic ring and the eternity knot on the inside. it is saweet.