text: The tenor of your article I whole-heartedly agree with. The story and picture from St. Ignatius were especially poignant. Where I disagree is when you state that the NFL players protesting get to define what they mean by it and we have to accept it. What if during the Eucharistic prayer a group of parishoners decided to jump to their feet and blow noise makers? Sounds disrespectful right? What if they defined it not as disrespecting Christ and his Church but simply protesting the child abuse that happened in the church? I think it is hard for someone to co-opt someone else's symbol (or sign) and then redefine it as their own symbol. You certainly can do it, but then you should expect backlash from people that defined that symbol first.