Defenders of the cross argue that cross symbolizes more than just Cross on which Jesus was crucified. Here they are right. Cross is a symbol of genocide committed by conquistadors and religious settlers on peoples of Central and South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and numer- ous ocean island countries. Cross is a symbol of heretics, women "witches" and scientists burned on stake just to prove that catholic church is always right. Cross is a symbol of the atrocities committed by crusaders, medieval and those in recent history. All that under the cross and in the name of Cross.

Defenders of the cross argue that over 90% of Croatian population are Catholics and it is their democratic right to place the cross where they want. Here they are not right. What they are talking about is terror of majority, not democracy. Democracy begins where minority is recognized, not overruled. As an atheist, I don’t want to see the cross above head of any government official of a secular state when I’m approa- ching him/her for any reason whatsoever. Then again, catholic church is not known as a democratic institution.