There were some Pagan religions that had a god for every day of the year as well as for specific things like; harvest, fertility, war, etc....
Anyway these gods would be worshipped to gain the most ideal outcome.
My qestion is this " Do you think the Catholics created the Sainthood to take the place of the Pagan "gods for any occasion"?
2006-10-26 16:30:19 · 9 answers · asked by illuminostic_1 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes I think that's how it may have started, like Brigit being made a saint :)
2006-10-28 20:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by fuguee.rm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saints are often considered intercessors. It's believed that they enjoy a special place in God's kingdom due to their holy lives, and that they can intercede on mankind's behalf. It's not the same thing as "household gods" or demigods, although the concept of patronage (a saint for every occasion) could possibly look that way to some people. I'm not Catholic, but my church also has certain teachings about the communion of saints.
2006-10-26 23:36:05 · answer #2 · answered by thaliax 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, since Gods Kingdom is outside of time maybe the Pagans created their system instigated by Satan to make funof Catholics. How about that.? The Scripture says though that the prayers of a righteous man availeth much. We do not pray to these people to grant our prayers but, to intercede with Jesus for us and with us.
There is no candle magic in the Catholic Religion--
2006-10-26 23:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a great question, and as a practicing Catholic, I can say personally, for me, there are many coorelations, but it is not the same. How it works...if you have a problem, like, you are terminally ill. There is a Patron Saint of Lost Causes, and he has a special prayer called a chaplet, which are prayer beads. Now, you are not praying to that particulat Saint, you are asking the Saint to interceed on your behalf to God for help. The belief behind it is that being already in Heaven, the Saint is closer to God and can bring your plight to God's attention faster. You can also do Candle Magic in the same way, using it to pray to particular Saints so they will interceed on your behalf before God. However, you would not use these for gains in the everyday world, just like in Wicca, where you are not supposed to use your spells to harm or force your will on anyone. God would ignore and probably repremand you for wasting his time on a selfish prayer, just like if you believe in Wicca the 3 fold law would kick in.
2006-10-26 23:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by The Nag 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Saints are not a replacement for pagan "gods". They are real people in Heaven who are part of the Body of Christ and who help those of us on Earth. We depend on them for help, in the same way that different organs of a body depend on each other. To deny the Communion of Saints is to deny the Body of Christ.
2006-10-26 23:33:56 · answer #5 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, I'm Catholic. We don't pray to the saints, we ask the saints to pray to God for us. Just like you may ask your friends here on earth to pray for you, we ask the saints to pray for us. A saint is someone that the Church believes is in Heaven. If they're in Heaven, they're much closer to God than we are.
2006-10-26 23:34:48 · answer #6 · answered by musicgirl31♫ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah catholics who rely their feith in saints matches pagans...
2006-10-26 23:33:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think they did it deliberately, but the end result is the same...
2006-10-27 02:06:18 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO saints are not g0d
2006-10-26 23:31:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes and yes
2006-10-26 23:35:48 · answer #10 · answered by norm s 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋