[theBuckwheat]

Catholics tell me that they don’t worship idols, but I cannot tell the difference between what it looks like they are doing and idol worship. I have never seen a Catholic worship service without Mary somewhere and in many cultures a large statue of Mary is periodically paraded around town on the shoulders of the locals. Their actions are consistent with Mary in the role of “Queen of Heaven”, and Mary as “intercessor”, neither of which I can find anywhere in Scripture.

Now, if Catholics were to throw away their images and statues that would be another matter, but I have never seen any hint they are interested in doing so. In fact, whenever this topic comes up, they get defensive instead. I can live with that if they will let me alone too, not unlike the secular Netroots Generation who just recently decided to descend upon Eden Foods because they don’t want to pay for abortifacients in their employee’s health insurance.

see:
https://www.facebook.com/BoycottEden

[CTrent1564]

theBuckwheat:

Catholics are not “Iconoclastic heretics” as defined at the 2nd Council of Nicea in 787AD.

[CTrent1564]

The Decrees of the 2nd Council of Nicea

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214.xvi.xii.html

Here is P. Scaff’s introductory comments on the Council. Of course, many “Protest ants” question this council because it so clearly taught against their iconoclastic ideology of the 16th century.

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214.xvi.ii.html

As a Catholic, I will stick with this Council, along with the Eastern Orthodoxy and you can align yourself with the Mohammaden’s and their iconoclastic doctrines.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Actually we don't worship statues anymore. We worship felt banners.

;o)