Since they will pray to Idols, ie the statue of Saint Mary, and it is in direct conflict with the second commandment and excommunicate members who marry out of faith, the bible states that a spouse is saved in marriage if married to one who is saved by the marriage in being joined as one, which indicates it has no forgiveness. In making this harsh judgment won't they be judged in the same manner?
2007-01-22 23:35:35 · 13 answers · asked by rhymer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
+ Idolatry +
Idolatry is divine worship given to an image, but its signification has been rightly extended to all Divine worship given to anyone or anything but the true God.
By definition, a Catholic praying before a crucifix to the true God or any Christian praying before a cross to the true God is not idolatry.
By definition, a Catholic asking a saint in heaven to pray for him or her in front of a statue of that saint is not idolatry.
+ Marriage +
Marriage to a non-Catholic is not an offense for which a Catholic can be excommunicated.
The Catholic Church allows marriage between Catholics and non-Catholics.
Because the Church recognizes the tremendous challenge that the interfaith couple will face, they may have to get permission from the bishop.
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt3art7.htm#1633
+ With love in Christ.
2007-01-23 17:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Catholic and I know what the Church teaches concerning statues and images, in the old covenant there was a prohibition against images of God because God cannot be seen, but anyway Moses made a serpent in the desert, a graven image, and the cherubs on the ark of the covenant were also graven images and the temple was full of images.
In the new covenant when God became man in Jesus, there is no prohibition anymore to have an image of God since He can be seen and touched in Jesus( first letter of John 1 st chapter).
Plus we do not adore the saints we honor them, or rather what God has done in them.
People can marry someone of another faith but they need the bishop's dispensation.
People cannot divorce and remarry because that is the teaching of Jesus in the gospel.
2007-01-23 07:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by carl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop looking for reasons to condemn and start acknowledging their Christ-like qualities:
Images and Statues
Deut. 4:15 - from this verse, Protestants say that since we saw "no form" of the Lord, we should not make graven images of Him.
Deut. 4:16 - of course, in early history Israel was forbidden to make images of God because God didn't yet reveal himself visibly "in the form of any figure."
Deut. 4:17-19 - hence, had the Israelites depicted God not yet revealed, they might be tempted to worship Him in the form of a beast, bird, reptile or fish, which was a common error of the times.
Exodus 3:2-3; Dan 7:9; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32; Acts 2:3- later on, however, we see that God did reveal himself in visible form (as a dove, fire, etc).
Deut. 5:8 - God's commandment "thou shall not make a graven image" is entirely connected to the worship of false gods. God does not prohibit images to be used in worship, but He prohibits the images themselves to be worshiped.
Exodus 25:18-22; 26:1,31 - for example, God commands the making of the image of a golden cherubim. This heavenly image, of course, is not worshiped by the Israelites. Instead, the image disposes their minds to the supernatural and draws them to God.
Num. 21:8-9 - God also commands the making of the bronze serpent. The image of the bronze serpent is not an idol to be worshiped, but an article that lifts the mind to the supernatural.
I Kings 6:23-36; 7:27-39; 8:6-67 - Solomon's temple contains statues of cherubim and images of cherubim, oxen and lions. God did not condemn these images that were used in worship.
2 Kings 18:4 - it was only when the people began to worship the statue did they incur God's wrath, and the king destroyed it. The command prohibiting the use of graven images deals exclusively with the false worship of those images.
1 Chron. 28:18-19 - David gives Solomon the plan for the altar made of refined gold with a golden cherubim images. These images were used in the Jews' most solemn place of worship.
2 Chron. 3:7-14 - the house was lined with gold with elaborate cherubim carved in wood and overlaid with gold.
Ezek. 41:15 - Ezekiel describes graven images in the temple consisting of carved likenesses of cherubim. These are similar to the images of the angels and saints in many Catholic churches.
Col. 1:15 - the only image of God that Catholics worship is Jesus Christ, who is the "image" (Greek "eikon") of the invisible God.
2007-01-23 09:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think that Catholics are doomed, however I do believe that the Church should change to include other faiths. I have to say from personal experience that my wife's church (7th Day Adv), the pastor at the time did not believe in interfaith relationships, such narrow mind, her congregation was also appalled with the pastor's decision. We eventually found a Baptist minister to marry us, it was her uncle and he didn't care about our interfaith relationships.
2007-01-23 07:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virtually all of churchianity is doomed! The Almighty's name is YHVH ! The Savior's name means YHVH is my Savior, so that name is YAHOSHUA. He set a special day apart for men to rest and worship, it is the Seventh day (Which most folks call Saturday) He said if you love me keep My commandments. How many people do you see showing Love for Him by so doing? There was no "J" until 1400 A.D. so we know there is no "J" in the Savior's name., and in Ex.23:13 He plainly told us not to use pagan names. HE IS COMING SOON, AND HE IS NOT HAPPY!!!
2007-01-23 07:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics do not pray to idols. Icons and statues are only a representation of ideas. They are a visual reminder of how to live a Christian life. Marrying out of faith can lead to significant disagreements on how to live your life.
2007-01-23 09:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't that commandment state that they shouldn't pray to _false_ idols?
The bible also states that slavery is acceptable, but you won't hear too many christians supporting that either.
Selective reading of the bible is nothing new to the religious.
2007-01-23 07:41:28 · answer #7 · answered by chaotic_n_cryptic 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well yes God says that you are not supposed to worship other people idols or gods but some people do anyway.
2007-01-23 07:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by Need Advice? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What happened at Fatima and Lourdes,Care to explain stigmata?
Catholics must be doing something right.
2007-01-23 07:42:08 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All those "rules and regulations" are stupid and anybody who even thinks to take them seriously is revolting. Not even worth a second thought.
2007-01-23 07:40:35 · answer #10 · answered by INDRAG? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋