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The Catholic Church does not venerate idols. As to relics, they give us a tangible connection to the Communion of Saints. They bring us closer to those who have served the Lord and, in many cases, died for him.
Why do people treasure an article left to them by a deceased family member? Why do we treasure photographs of our grandparents or other ancestors? Why do some people go crazy to get a lock of hair or piece of clothing from a rock star, professional football player or other celebrity? Answer these questions and you have the answer to why Catholics venerate relics.
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Why do Catholics and christians have separate churches?
They have different churches mainly because, the catholic church have idols of Mary and protestants object to idols in any form, as acording to the first commandment.
Where is the mission false idols?
it is at the church on staunton island
What political reasons led King Henry VIII to split with the catholic church?
1) The treasuries of England during Henry's reign were severly depleted and the Catholic Church held much wealth - idols, illuminated books, tapestries, paintings, etc. - which Henry could seize and add to his own coffers. 2) Henry the VIII was a socialist. The Catholic Church was very corrupt in the 14th century, and there was a lot of unnecessary superstition connected with the church. Henry (and in fact Anne Boleyn) both opposed the corrupt, superstitous and ritualistic practices of the Catholic Church, and wanted to "free" the English people from the oppression. Through forming the Church of England, Henry diverted much of the Catholic Church's funds to other uses, such as education and public health.
What do Catholics need in a church?
You'll find the BLESSED SACRAMENT, an alter, idols, a church bell, a long streak of benches, the confession box, the choir.
Is Sybolism in the Catholic faith against the Commandments?
I assume that you mean, 'does it infringe the second commandment?'(You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me).If this is the case, then the answer is 'no'.Although symbolism is used a lot both in the Roman Catholic Church as well as in many other denominations, Catholics will claim that the symbols (eg crosses, statues, icons, etc) they use are mere aids and focal points to aid worship of GOD and not as objects to be worshipped themselves.There may be, of course, some people - not necessarily Catholics - who venerate objects as 'idols' and this is indeed breaching the ten commandments. However, the official line of the Church is that symbols are aids to worhip God alone.
What are Bacon's four idols?
They are the Idols of the Tribe, Idols of the Cave, Idols of the Marketplace, and Idols of Theatre.
Why are false gods in all Catholic Church's?
There are no false gods in Catholic churches. If you are referring to the statues they are there as a reminder of the pure lives and martyrdom of the Saints. It's a reminder that we too can strive to live for God. It's no different then having a cross in a protestant church to remind people of Jesus' sacrifice.Roman Catholic Answer"False Gods" You are referring to idols. What a strange notion! Wherever did you get such an idea? The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit; and He guaranteed to be with it to the end of time, and to keep It from all error. Don't you believe Jesus and take Him at His Word? from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Idol. Any creature that is given divine honors. It need not be a figure or representation, and may be a person. In fact, it may be oneself, or some creation of one's own mind or will. An object becomes an idol when it is treated as an end in itself, with no reference to God. (Etym. Latin idolum, imagine, picture, idol; from the Greek eidolon, phantom, idol.)from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957Idol. Any person or thing, other than God, usually an image of some kind, to which divine worship is paid. The images in Catholic churches are not idols because divine worship is not given to them. The "graven things" forbidden by Exodus xx, 4-5, are precisely idols as above, and not images in themselves.
Why do fundementalists say Catholics are pagan?
Basically, Catholics worship idols. There are many other components in Catholic religion in common with Paganism which is much older.
Catholic immigrants suffered special Prejudice from people who?
Catholic immigrants suffered special prejudice from ignorant people who believed that all Catholics were backward, uneducated, and dirty. They believed that they worshiped statues and idols, that they were not "true Christians".
What are the four idols?
The Four Idols was written by Francis Bacon. Specifically the Four Idols are defined in 4 classes:1. Idols of the Tribe2. Idols of the Cave3. Idols of the Marketplace4. Idols of the TheaterThey explain the flaws and fallacies of the human nature/mind.
What is a Catholic and a Roman Catholic?
.Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. Basically, the English "Church" which was started by Henry VIII, and formally founded by Parliament under Elizabeth I, has tried to describe itself (at least some of its members) as "Anglo-Catholic", and Roman as the Catholics who owe allegiance to the Bishop of Rome, otherwise known as the Pope. .A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater mentions that "Roman Catholic" was originally used by English speaking non-Catholics for members of the Catholic Church. The problem, of course, is that many people, even Catholics, confuse "Roman Catholic" with Latin-Rite Catholic as opposed to Byzantine, Armenian, Chaldean, Coptic, Ethiopic, Malabar, Maronite and Syrian. This is a little confused as the Latin Rite is technically the Roman Rite but only when those two words are joined "Roman-Rite". Every Catholic, of whatever Rite looks to the Holy Father in Rome as the Vicar of Christ. Attwater concludes "But its use by Catholics is unnecessary and, having regard to its connotation for many non-Catholics, sometimes to be avoided. Basically, the term "Roman Catholic" was coined as a put-down, a slur: something which most Catholics today do not even know. Catholic, on the other hand:.from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980Catholic. It's original meaning of "general" or "universal" has taken on a variety of applications in the course of Christian history. First used by St. Ignatius of Antioch (A.D. 35-107) ( Letter to the Smyrneans, 8, 2), it is now mainly used in five recognized senses: 1. The Catholic Church as distinct from Christian ecclesiastical bodies that do not recognize the papal primacy; 2. The Catholic faith as the belief of the universal body of the faithful, namely, that which is believed "everywhere, always , and by all" (Vincentian Canon); 3. Orthodoxy as distinguished from what is heretical or schismatical; 4. The undivided Church before the Eastern Schism of 1054; thereafter the Eastern Church has called itself orthodox, in contrast with those Christian bodies which did not accept the definitions of Ephesus and Chalcedon on the divinity of Christ.In general, today the term "Catholic" refers to those Christians who profess a continued tradition of faith and worship and who hold to the Apostolic succession of bishops and priest since the time of Christ. (Etym. Latin catholicus, universal; Greek katholikos, universal.)
First split between east and west christian church?
The first split between the Christian church in the East and the Christian church in the West probably took place during the time of the Byzantine Empire. Some of the issues that caused this split were that the Eastern emperor viewed himself as head of the church as well as ruler of state, and the Pope in the West viewed HIMSELF as head of the church, and a varying opinion over idols. The Westerners had no problem worshipping/praying to idols, because many of them couldn't read, but the Easterners felt that it was wrong to worship an image. Thus, the church split into the Roman Catholics and the Greek Orthodox.
