Original sentence: Because it symbolizes the Passion, the goldfinch is considered a "saviour" bird and may be pictured with the common fly (which represents sin and disease) which Christians believe saved them from).Because of the thistle seeds it eats, in Christian symbolism the goldfinch is associated with the Passion and Christ's Crown of Thorns.In Barocci’s Holy Family a goldfinch is held in the hand of John the Baptist who holds it high out of reach of an interested cat.In Cima da Conegliano’s Madonna and Child, a goldfinch flutters in the hand of the Christ Child
Edited sentence: Because it symbolizes the Passion, the goldfinch is considered a "saviour" bird and may be pictured with the common fly (which represents the sin and disease which Christ saved us from).Because of the thorns and thistles it eats and nests in, in Christian symbolism the goldfinch is associated with the Passion and Christ's Crown of Thorns.In Barocci’s ‘Holy Family’ a goldfinch is held in the hand of John the Baptist who holds it high out of reach of an interested cat.In Cima da Conegliano’s ‘Madonna and Child’, a goldfinch flutters in the hand of the Christ Child