Why did Catholics remove the second commandment?

Answer 1

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Traditional presentation of the commandments for memorization are:

1. I am the Lord your God: You shall not have strange Gods before me.
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day.
4. Honor your father and mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

Even after the Reformation, Lutherans and Catholics agreed on this enumeration and arrangement.

This is from: http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2004/0403fea3.asp

Testimony of a Jehovah Witness (not a Christian, TROLLER and anti-Catholic. -- Others that were raised and educated as Catholics used prayer and knowledge to combat ignorance and ego).

It could just be that translation of The Bible. However, Catholics use many idols and graven images as part of their worship. They dress, pray to, kiss the feet of and have parades with statues, pictures (or icons), rosaries, holy cards, calendars, crosses, and crucifixes and candles. I was raised as a Catholic, went to Catholic schools and was going to be a Nun. I did research and found out that practically all facets of the Catholic Church comes from pagan religion. Idols and 'graven images' are important in the Catholic religion. The church 'Christianized' or called Christian, many of the traditions of pagan ancient Rome. Many of their cathedrals they've 'Christianized' were temples to pagan gods, with statues honoring false gods and/or political heroes. For example, there's a statue in Italy, 'renamed' the 'Apostle Peter'. People have kissed the feet of this bronze stature so much, they have actually worn the the toenails off. According to the Catholic Church...The origin of the statue of St. Peter is not confirmed; it could be a pagan statue put to Christian use or it could in fact be an original work made before the end of the Classical style by Arnolfo di Cambio in the 13th century. No one knows.

As well, the Catholic Bible is the most accurate translation of the Bible in existence, having been forever preserved in the Latin using Aramaic, Greek and Chaldean texts and manuscripts that do not even exist anymore. Any translation that omits anything is simply wrong and not an authorized version of the Catholic Bible. As well, the fact that the above attributes the Catholics to have seized and converted the pagan temples to Christian use implicitly recognizes that the early Christians were, in fact, Catholics reclaiming things for the greater glory of God.

Catholics have never removed the Second Commandment from their Bibles. Catholics do indeed have statues and images of Christ and the Saints as well as an extremely developed system of symbols. It is also true that Catholics reverence such objects with bows, kneel before them at prayer, kiss them and honor them. These actions are not forms of worship - to be a true idol or a graven image in that sense is when the object is worshiped as if it has power intrinsic to itself. Catholics treat these objects as they would treat the person they represent, hence a person may kiss a photo of their mother without it being blasphemy, a son may bow before his father seeking a blessing, a suppliant may kneel before the one they beg a favor from, etc., etc. This is all Catholics are doing. Further, if such human behavior is excusable, it might be well to remember that God Himself asked for, and even gave the exact measurements, for a pair of graven angels to be made on the top of the arc, that the veil separating the Holy of Holies in the temple was decorated with images of fruit, etc.

The original Bible writings were written in Hebrew,Koine Greek and Aramaic, not Latin.***Kissing the photo of a loved one: For you personally to kiss the photo of a loved and cherished parent is quite normal and encouraged by God's word: (Ephesians 6:2-3). It becomes Idolatry when millions come from around the world, down through the centuries to kiss 'your mother's' picture and actually wear off the image on the paper. When persons place 'your mother's'picture on display for the crowds near a Cathedral that was once a pagan temple, it becomes Idolatry. ***Bowing or kneeling before someone you respect: At Leviticus 19:32 we are told-- "Before gray hair you should rise up, and you must show consideration for the person of an old man, and you must be in fear of your God. I am Jehovah". Also, at Phillipians 2:10 we read:"... so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground..." It becomes Idolatry when persons crawl, on their knees, for miles, carrying 'statues or Icons' of the 'persons' they're on the 'pilgrimage' to worship. When people have to dress, decorate and carry these inanimate statues to shrines dedicated to the idols they had to carry on their 'pilgrimage', this is Idolatry. (Isaiah 44:14-16)***Decorations that God himself mandated for the Temple: Fruit, plants, even Angels are all perfectly acceptable as decorations, however, as Christians, we should worship the Creator, not the creation. Look up these Scriptures in your Bible, not in a catechism written by men.