I've read conflicting views on this. Some say it has to do with faith. Some say it's sacriligeous.
2006-08-22 16:51:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know people who believe in this,,, and it is not sacriligious, but it is superstitious. This is the reason why some Protestants object categorically to the use of statues at all. A statue of St Joseph is like a statue of anybody else. It is a likeness or representation of that person. Same with pictures. It's okay to have a picture of my dead great-grandmother, and it's okay to have a statue of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. but to use a statue in a way that is magical or superstitious is not in accordance with the real teachings or beliefs of Christianity.
2006-08-22 16:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by mary_n_the_lamb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nonsense, its using something God gave us to help ourselves. God created everything including the Saints, so not using them would be in essence sacrilegious.
God wants us to help ourselves, right. Using tools that are available to us is helping ourselves and using our brains.
Italian Catholics are very familiar with this for non Catholics who don't know what you are talking about. They say if you bury a statue of St Joseph upside down in your yard, by your house I believe, your house will sell faster. Superstition? This stuff often works, so why not!
2006-08-22 23:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by TG Special 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a devote Orthodoz Catholic and it is sacreligious. We are not to bury religious statues. You may put him in your home and pray that your house will be sold soon. St. Joseph is the patron saint of households and builders.
2006-08-22 23:56:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And others would say that having a statue of St. Joseph would be a sacrilege.
2006-08-22 23:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your intent. I don't see anything remotely sacriligeous about it--it's a way to petition his help and secure his blessing, right?
2006-08-22 23:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why bury it? Why not take it with you? If it is yours? I don't believe in saints like Catholics do, so I don't see it as anything more than a statue.
2006-08-22 23:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by gracefully_saved 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a commodity why not? The Churches have no problem making money from religion, I do not remember reading that they have an exclusive franchise.
2006-08-22 23:54:02 · answer #7 · answered by amglo1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To bury a statue of a man? I believe it should be buried. People should give homage to God not man.
2006-08-22 23:54:47 · answer #8 · answered by Sky_blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a question of burning religious significance.
Thank you for the two points.
2006-08-22 23:55:06 · answer #9 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a sign of good faith.
2006-08-22 23:53:13 · answer #10 · answered by Tarpaulin 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋