the pine cone is the third eye, a symbol of connection with god. it's old, it's from the roman times. when rome was pagan, it was a symbol with very ancient roots, it's a symbol of spiritual awakening and the pineal gland, a connection to god and the divine. don't know why the catholics didn't get rid of it. but the vatican is all kinds of occult. as everyone knows, catholics were just using christianity to continue the roman empire in a way.
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