doesen't it say in the ten commandments not to do that
2007-05-08 19:07:43 · 20 answers · asked by e 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Okay, seriously, people. It's "kneel". That's 2nd grade stuff.
I used to be Catholic and I've always been uncomfortable with that aspect of Catholicism. I don't believe the Church should be creating statues and images of Jesus or any of the saints and I don't believe they should be encouraging people to pray to anyone but God or Jesus Christ. To me, (and this is just my opinion), it seems polytheistic to have prayers dedicated to specific saints and affording them powers and dominions over certain aspects of life as if they were demi-gods. (i.e. Saint Francis has his own day of worship, his own prayer, and he is the "patron saint of animals". As a child, if I lost something, I was told to pray to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost things, in order to find it) It is in direct conflict with the first and most important commandment, putting anyone before God. If you lose something, pray to God, if you want your dog to get better, pray to God. Think of Saints as people to respect and exemplars of faith but to pray to them, I don't see how that isn't polytheistic.
2007-05-08 19:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by olomaya 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Who's Catholic Neal?
I am an active Catholic and have never seen anyone kneel or worship anyone other than Jesus Christ, our Savior. There are many misconceptions and straight out lies about our traditions, but it really does not matter because in the end we know that the only road to salvation is through Jesus Christ.
2007-05-08 19:16:04 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I had the same question long ago. They all said they don't but I was a Catholic when I was growing up. I know that they pray to Mary and many saints. Why is that any different than praying to the many gods that I believe in?
Hugs
2007-05-08 19:14:42 · answer #3 · answered by Mawyemsekhmet 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes it does! God said do not worship any other God but him. Not to worship any stone figures or Gods, but him.
Catholics are very idealistic and it's not what God wants. The worshipping of Mary is wrong too, that's worshipping and making her a God. Saying the hail Marys over and over again is wrong too because it's a form of chanting.
Not that I'm saying she isn't important, she is and was, she bore the Christ, but she should not be worshipped in anyway, nor would she want to be worshipped if asked now.
2007-05-08 19:22:25 · answer #4 · answered by Purity 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
We kneel in prayer out of respect. Images have been used in Christian worship since ancient times (some have been uncovered from relatively early Christian archaeological sites). They are not worshiped themselves, of course. They are merely used as worship aids.
2007-05-08 19:16:29 · answer #5 · answered by solarius 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Same as with the Hindus and their multiple deities or the Muslims and their angels and jinns ....... it's hard for mortals to conceive of god in a way that honours god so we make do with images which we actually CAN hold in our minds.
It's not idol worship, it's using a handy tool to focus our minds in the general direction of god.
2007-05-08 19:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by jinjalina 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We are kneeling to the Body and Blood of Christ in the tabernacle behind the altar. Not the statues and not the crucifix. We believe Christ is truly, physically present in the Eucharist.
2007-05-08 19:40:11 · answer #7 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Catholics do not worship anyone other than God. Certainly not 'graven idols'.
Cheers :-)
2007-05-08 19:37:29 · answer #8 · answered by chekeir 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
We do not worship graven idols. We kneel and pray to Jesus.
2007-05-08 19:13:03 · answer #9 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Well, I think you know as well as I do that Catholics don't worship idols. They have images and symbols of God and some of God's servants, but they aren't praying to the images or symbols themselves.
2007-05-08 19:14:37 · answer #10 · answered by Habitus 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋