Peace Believer!
Believer wrote
Let me ask you something, friend.
Do you keep a picture of your old grandmother who has passed away, or a picture of your dear Mom and Dad hanging on your wall?
Do you worship of adore these pictures?
Or maybe you keep them to remind you of your relatives, and when you look at the pictures you remember the good times you had with your granny, and reflect on your parents and what a great job your they did raising you.
You getting the picture?
Believr my friend i dont think u read what i wrote, u just keep goin round in circles. and u seem to ignore a lot of things!
Well if that graven image has anything to do with religion it is idolatory and blasphemy.
Read the ten commandments again u r not supposed to make images of ANYTHING in the Heavens or Earth or in the Water!!
and Jesus and Mary r religious figures, If u have a picture of ur father or mother or brother its alrite coz they have r not religious figures and u obviously dont worship them!
Earlier in the thread "Venerating Images of Mary and Jesus!!" u said u believe in what the Council of Nicea formulated and when i posted the Councils position on images and statues u didnt seem to respond.
Here I post it again for u
Council of Nicea II (787 AD)
On the veneration of holy images,
including of the angels
(Definition) . . . We, continuing in the regal path, and following the divinely inspired teaching of our Holy Fathers, and the tradition of the Catholic Church, for we know that this is of the Holy Spirit who certainly dwells in it, define in all certitude and diligence that as the figure of the honored and life-giving Cross, so the venerable and holy images, the ones from tinted materials and from marble as those from other material, must be suitably placed in the holy churches of God, both on sacred vessels and vestments, and on the walls and on the altars, at home and on the streets, namely such images of our Lord Jesus Christ, God and Savior, and of our undefiled lady, or holy Mother of God, and of the honorable angels, and, at the same time, of all the saints and of holy men. For, how much more frequently through the imaginal formation they are seen, so much more quickly are those who contemplate these, raised to the memory and desire of the originals of these, to kiss and to render honorable adoration to them, not however, to grant true Iatria according to our faith, which is proper to divine nature alone; but just as to the figure of the revered and life-giving Cross and to the holy gospels, and to the other sacred monuments, let an oblation of incense and lights be made to give honor to these as was the pious custom with the ancients. "For the honor of the image passes to the original"; * and he who shows reverence to the image, shows reverence to the substance of Him depicted in it.
Seems like u pick and choose what u want to believe!!
If u say muslims r idolators then so r Catholics!! btw The Roman Catholic Church is the Harlot mentioned in Revelation!!
Also Believer if u r catholic how come u dont agree with the Pope according to catholic beliefs he is the supreme head of the Church and is a representative of Christ!!
Take Care
Peace!!