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2007-03-26 14:39:58 · 3 answers · asked by animalmother 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The purpose of religious art is not to change belief.
The purpose of religious art is to inspire faith, hope, and love.
God therefore called man into existence, committing to him the craftsman's task. Through his “artistic creativity” man appears more than ever “in the image of God”, and he accomplishes this task above all in shaping the wondrous “material” of his own humanity and then exercising creative dominion over the universe which surrounds him.
- From Pope John Paul II's 1999 Letter to Artists: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists_en.html
With love in Christ.
2007-03-27 08:33:39 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, not when it comes to art. I have seen the Pieta and it is a very moving sculpture. However, it would be just as moving if it was entitled Romeo and Juliet. Similarly, while I have not seen the original of the Sistine Chapel, the artwork can be appreciated whether the god is meant to be Yahweh or Zeus.
The icons here, on the other hand, make me modify my belief in the basic taste of those who use them.
2007-03-26 23:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does Holy art work modify your belief?
Lets me see between Holy Art vs Truth?
Catechism teaches,
"Sacred images in our churches and homes are intended to awaken and nourish our faith in the mystery of Christ.
Though the icon of Christ and his works of salvation, it is he whom we adore. Through sacred images of the holy Mother of God, of the angels and of the saints, we venerate the persons represented." (Pg. 337, #1192)
Bible - the Authorized King James Version of 1611 teaches,
Faith comes by hearing the word of God. Nothing short of hearing and doing the Word of God will increase our faith.
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17
God hates it and continues to command:
"Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord God hath forbidden thee." -Deut. 4:23
2007-03-27 17:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋