Symbolism in Christianity can be a funny thing. You can take a symbol that has its own distinct meaning, put it with another symbol that has its own meaning and end up with a scene that has a whole new meaning. For example, if you take the key, which represents the Keys to the Kingdom of God and put it with a Chalice, which on its own represents the Eucharist, you end up the the symbol for the Holy Orders. In this instance the key represents the lowest position of the Minor Orders; the porter (which no longer exists due to Vatican II). The Chalice is the representation of the final position of the Sacred Orders, priesthood. It only took me four hours and two cups of coffee to put this all this together, which I would call a "good night".
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