Yes but the masonic symbol shown here is also a keyhole symbolising a doorway to the father (popes meaning) And the cardinals are the hinges and axis points that bring messages up and down the ladder (Jacobs) to the popes (fathers) attention. Trying to copy the heavens on earth. I don't justify the vatican, only trying to identify all that it tries to encompass when its brought up from wisdom the Lord allowed to know.
The keyhole symbolizing a doorway to the father (popes meaning) Making Peter the key as the it in which the gates of hell could never prevail against . . . backfired five minutes later when Peter was used as one of the many antichrists at that time period . The Lord not seen rebuked the spirit of the antichrist(singular) Satan . Therefore as the spirit that works in the heart of human moving them to his will as with Peter. Peter was forgiven of his blasphemy against the Son of man, Jesus.
They had made the word it as in as it is written with the word it representing the unseen faith making it Christ's faith without effect by giving it over to Peter.
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men Mathew 16:16-23