▁of ▁contradiction ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Christ ▁or ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁divine ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁that ▁person ▁or ▁reality ▁with ▁God . ▁In ▁his ▁book , ▁Sign ▁of ▁Con trad iction , ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁says ▁that ▁" sign ▁of ▁contradiction " ▁might ▁be ▁" a ▁distinct ive ▁definition ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁Church ." ▁ ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁as ▁sign ▁of ▁contradiction ▁▁ ▁Luke ▁ 2 : 3 4 ▁refers ▁to ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁being ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁temple ▁by ▁his ▁parents . ▁The ▁words ▁were ▁spoken ▁by ▁S ime on ▁to ▁Mary , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁as ▁a ▁prop he cy ▁regarding ▁her ▁child ▁and ▁herself . ▁ ▁" Be hold ▁this ▁child ▁is ▁set ▁for ▁the ▁fall ▁and ▁rising ▁of ▁many ▁in ▁Israel , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁is ▁spoken ▁against ▁( and ▁a ▁sword ▁will ▁pier ce ▁through ▁your ▁own ▁soul ▁also ), ▁that ▁thought ▁of ▁many ▁hearts ▁may ▁be ▁revealed ." ▁( Ital ics ▁added ; ▁Dou ay ▁R heim s ▁Bible ▁transl ates ▁the ▁phrase ▁as ▁" sign ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁contrad icted .") ▁ ▁The ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Navar re ▁Bible , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁b ible ▁comment ary , ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁" J es us ▁came ▁to ▁bring ▁salv ation ▁to ▁all ▁men , ▁yet ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁sign ▁of ▁contradiction ▁because ▁some ▁people ▁will ▁obst in ately ▁reject ▁him ▁-- ▁for ▁this ▁reason ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁their ▁ru in . ▁But