Why Do We Worship Statues at Julian Lentini blog

Why Do We Worship Statues. Iconography and representation play a significant role in catholic statues. While this practice often confuses or even troubles some. In catholicism, statues serve as visual aids that help in focusing one’s attention on god and provide a tangible representation of religious concepts such as love, mercy, and compassion. If we were to think that the “god” or the saint that this picture or statue represents resides in it and accordingly we worship, it would definitely be idolatry because we have. Obviously, one can build a catholic church without them. The veneration of icons and statues is a tradition deeply rooted in the catholic faith. But catholics don’t worship statues. So having statues honoring god or great saints brings to mind the god we adore and the saints we love and respect. Catholics have statues of jesus, mary and the saints in our churches, to honor them and preserve their memory, just like our nation does with. Statues bespeak the role of the human in our faith. They were downplayed in many of the churches that were constructed immediately after. We do, however, venerate them. The catechism of the catholic church explains that, in the old testament, god allowed the israelites to make.

We do, however, venerate them. The veneration of icons and statues is a tradition deeply rooted in the catholic faith. Catholics have statues of jesus, mary and the saints in our churches, to honor them and preserve their memory, just like our nation does with. But catholics don’t worship statues. Iconography and representation play a significant role in catholic statues. The catechism of the catholic church explains that, in the old testament, god allowed the israelites to make. In catholicism, statues serve as visual aids that help in focusing one’s attention on god and provide a tangible representation of religious concepts such as love, mercy, and compassion. Statues bespeak the role of the human in our faith. While this practice often confuses or even troubles some. Obviously, one can build a catholic church without them.

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Why Do We Worship Statues So having statues honoring god or great saints brings to mind the god we adore and the saints we love and respect. So having statues honoring god or great saints brings to mind the god we adore and the saints we love and respect. In catholicism, statues serve as visual aids that help in focusing one’s attention on god and provide a tangible representation of religious concepts such as love, mercy, and compassion. But catholics don’t worship statues. The veneration of icons and statues is a tradition deeply rooted in the catholic faith. The catechism of the catholic church explains that, in the old testament, god allowed the israelites to make. If we were to think that the “god” or the saint that this picture or statue represents resides in it and accordingly we worship, it would definitely be idolatry because we have. Obviously, one can build a catholic church without them. They were downplayed in many of the churches that were constructed immediately after. We do, however, venerate them. Iconography and representation play a significant role in catholic statues. Statues bespeak the role of the human in our faith. While this practice often confuses or even troubles some. Catholics have statues of jesus, mary and the saints in our churches, to honor them and preserve their memory, just like our nation does with.