Dire repurcussions? From what? a symbol? One that is on quite a few churches? Mormons have inverted pentagrams on a few churches. This church isn't the only one.
You also realize that the inverted pentagram didn't become "evil" till the early 20th century almost completely due to allistair crowley and his insane writings? Before that the inverted pentagram had no evil meaning, in fact it meant quite something else to different religions or groups. The inverted pentagram only means something satanic if you subscribe to allistair crowley and his writings.
People really get too bent out of shape by nothing more than an upside down star. "Omg it's an upside down star, let's panic".
His concern was only legit if he was ignorant, and believes in satan or is some kind of bible thumper looking to find "evil" in every crevasse nook and cranny. If people would spend less time in the ignorance of religion and more in the basis of reality the world would be a much better place. Symbols are harmless. They don't conjur up some evil fairy tale being.
From lobby groups and press scandal-mongers.
Once again, your knowledge of religious iconography and symbolism is impressive, but I am afraid you are just one in a thousand. The inverted pentagram has taken on a new meaning in the past decades, and it's that meaning which makes it offensive to some people when displayed in certain circumstances. I all stems from ignorance of the original meaning of the symbol, which has become irrelevant to most people.
To Joe public, the inverted pentagram is associated with Satan worshiping and Heresy (using broad Joe terms here, don't start throwing history of theology books at me now) and so will look completely out of place on the wall of a Cathedral. To some extent, at least regarding the history of religious symbolism, the OP appears to be somewhat of a Joe (no offense). A harmless one, but there are Joe lawyers, Joe columnists and even attention-craving Joes with a chip on their shoulder about pretty much anything, who will campaign, slender, sue and so forth, and RoF doesn't need that, does it ?
The inverted pentagram looked out of place to him on the wall of the cathedral, he innocently inquired about it (without making any accusations, shall-I remind you ?), learned a little something about French medieval architecture and we're all smarter for the little History lesson.
No harm done in trying to prevent what Joe could have honestly assumed to be potentially harmful to 777's good reputation.
Cheers
Nico
PS : Disclaimer : I am including myself in the word 'Joe', uneducated and clueless as I am about Theology or the History of Christian / Satanist symbolism.
