keys
![[papal seal]](http://saints.sqpn.com/pope0000.gif "papal seal, featuring the keys as a symbol of Saint Peter")
A symbol of the power and office of the Pope, the successor of Peter, to whom Our Lord said: “And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 16). It is also a symbol of the Sacrament of Penance, and of high or domestic responsiblity. In Christian art a key or keys are associated with
