The Question posed was about the Pope's crucifix on his came: 1 Feb 2000 Comment 1) " I am going to quote from the back page of a book written by Piers Compton "The Broken Cross" The Hidden Hand in the Vatican. Vertas Publishing Company PTY, Australia. That has not been allowed to remain in the market. Please keep in mind this author is a traditionalist or orthodox Catholic who loves his church but not what is going on in his church. I have come out of the Catholic church in 1949. I am not in agreement with their doctrine concerning the sacraments and the on going Salvation of the believer through the Catholic Church and this church alone grating salvation. (That is hard to swallow since one never receives salvation it is unattainable).

"The Broken Cross showing the distorted figure of Christ, used in the Middle Ages to represent the Biblical term 'mark of the beast' That was this authors definition of what the cross represents. I surely would expect you to do some further research on this cross.
En Agape AS

Comment 2: As you can see, the Crucifix which Pope John Paul II is holding up to adoring crowds is not the Traditional Crucifx, but is the Satanic Bent, or Broken, Cross! This Bent Crucifix was created by Satanists to depict Antichrist and
his Mark of the Beast! Very soon, you will see the appearance of a global leader, calling himself 'The Christ', who will claim to be Jesus Christ returned, the Jewish Messiah, and the Avatar figure for which all the major religions are awaiting, all in one man. This will be Antichrist. Then, very quickly thereafter, a global religious leader will step forward to aid the Antichrist;
this religious leader will possess the same miraculous power of Antichrist. At this moment, the prophecy of Revelation 13:11-14 will be fulfilled; this global religious leader will be the Biblical False Prophet.