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I believe it is mainly out of ignorance that protestants and non-Catholics say that, Catholics worship idols.
Since the protestants like quoting the bible, let me quote one too...
Remember when God told Moses to place in the Temple in the very presence of God, the Holy of Holies:
"...2 ANGELS of hammered gold …their wings spread upward..The angels are to face each other..-Ex. 25:18-20
So, God Himself wanted a couple of images of “things in Heaven” in the Tabernacle

And then we have the incident where the children of Israel were bitten by fiery serpents and …
Numbers 21:8 The LORD said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.”
Obviously, God has not forbidden art because He commanded specific kinds of art to decorate the Temple and to save the Israelites from snakebites.
He just didn’t want us to Worship these things
“You must not bow down to them or worship them”

Why does the Catholic Church have Art in Churches? I can think of 5 reasons.
1. Pictures and statues are like family photos in our houses of worship only we have images of the Family of God.
Doesn’t every house have family pictures?

2. As an aid to prayer and to keep us focused.

3. To remind us of those who set an example of heroic Christian living.

4. As reminders of Stories of Faith; to teach our children when a child asks, “Who is that?”

5. To tell the stories of our Faith to all the generations in the last 2000 years when Bibles were too expensive for individuals to own and most people could not read anyway. Did you know, even today 20% of the world population cannot read? But everyone can understand art.

source: This is from a protestant turned Catholic
http://bfhu./2011/10/19/another-protestant-tradition-catholics-worship-idols/


I don't know the problem this people have with Catholics. I summarize it as ignorance. I have been invited to many Pentecostal Churches and there is none that doesn't have the image of a Daddy and mummy in the Lord; are these images also worshiped? why are the images put in the church anyway? The Very Bible you quote is the a compilation of books that were put together by early Catholics, very many years before the first rebel in the name of Martin Luther broke off (or haven't your Daddy or Mummy in the Lord told you so)?. It is wiser to ask questions about things you do not understand; unfortunately most of you have formed your opinion that is why you fail to reason...in spite of this, the catholic Church grows stronger by the day with currently over on billion Catholics world wide.

This is stupid

Now I really have to look out for the film and watch! I thought God(gods/spirits)sort out things in their own way? If mortals have to fight for them then there are powerless.

I am a husband and father, and almost 40 too; I don't see anything wrong with men going to the market to buy soup condiments. I love going to the market and I love cooking whenever I can find the time to do so... sometimes in the company of my wife but most times alone. My wife always complain that I was cheated here and there...but it doesn't matter so long as the meal taste great! Going to the market doesn't make a man stingy as most people think, besides my shopping is always outside her already budgeted upkeep money for the month and I am never reimbursed! My wife and kid love my meals.

This topic is an interesting one. Please just tell us what you know about maintaining any Honda car or shut up.

Can 820k make the car mine? Reach me on 08035529895; 29E52CF4.Also is it 4 or 6 plugs? cash is ready.

All lizards have their bellies to the ground, how do we know the ones with belly ache? Stop your bloody brothers 1 kilometer away from every Christian gathering...that is the much we can trust you!

Please clarify me a little more or post the engine/engine compartment picture; is it A V4 (8 CYLINDERS) or an inline (4 CYLINDERS ENGINE?)

HOUSE PLEASE I NEED YOUR CANDID AND EXPERIENCED ADVICE ON THIS; BETWEEN THE TOYOTA CAMRY 'DROP LIGHT' AND THE BIGGER 'BIG FOR NOTHING' CAMRY, WHICH ONE IS BETTER IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE AND FUEL ECONOMY...GIVEN THAT ALL ARE 4 CYLINDER PETROL. YOUR ADVICE WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. THANKS.

Hmmmm... CGPA of 4.3...and she failed a mere certificate course...something is wrong!