Peace truthseeker1,
I don't personally revere any images, or statues.
I do have some crucifixes, but I don't revere them, they're just objects crafted from our hands. They do remind me of important religious incidents.
I keep them only to look at occasionally to remind me of Jesus and His sacrifice for me, and the lives of the saints.
I wouldn't consider this idolatry, but if I started worshipping these things, now that would be quite sinful.
And if the pope worships Mary, God bless him, but he isn't in his right mind--literally.
Personally, I'm not aware of any Catholics that really revere these images, but if there are any, they're pushing it some.
The Muslims' Kaabah once housed pagan idols, and they still revere the Black Stone that the pagans worshipped.
This is a very very different situation, okay.
Pagan things should be destroyed, God made this clear.
I don't keep pagan things in my house.
And we shouldn't make images of the Father, but we can of the Son .
God revealed Himself to us as Jesus Christ, and He is the living image of God.