The two fingers raised which look like a cub scout salute,  are shown in almost all Catholic pictures and stands for the  mystery Babylon signal. The sign is that of the mighty hunter Nimrod who was a hunter in Babylon back at the time it was built. His father was Cush who was named Baal. Nimrod married his mother Semiramis and they ruled Babylon. Nimrod used a bow and arrow to do the hunting and when an arrow is released the fingers form this configuration. The  Babylon religion is what the Catholic church is today so Nimrod would be  the god and Semiramis the "Queen of Heaven". It is no wonder they show this signal as a sign to those who know what it means. To research more on this, read the book "The two Babylons " by Alexander Hislop