please, please, please, people... let's not turn this into a war between catholics and protestants. i'm asking an honest question because i simply want to know the difference.
2007-07-04 21:06:40 · 4 answers · asked by That Guy Drew 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When a Catholic bows before one of Mary or a saint, he is not worshipping that person; he is merely honoring that person as a person of God. In the same way, when he bows before the icon of a Saint or a statue of Mary, he is not worshipping the icon; he is paying homage to the person portrayed on it. So veneration is just a way of saying honoring, not worshipping.
2007-07-04 21:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
there is an infinite distance between veneration and worship of the Trinity and the Incarnate word. regrettably, the two words have come to recommend almost the same element in English. So, veneration is paying understand, reverence and due honor to somebody or some thing. Worship, on the different hand, is reserved purely for God. Worship is a fashion of existence. we furnish our bodies and minds as residing sacrifices
2016-11-08 04:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by heyder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a recovering Catholic. I don't see a difference between the two. Maybe veneration is a precursor to worship.
2007-07-04 21:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
See, this is the problem with using modern English terms to discuss an ancient religion. In Catholicism, we use the ancient Greek terms "latria", "hyperdulia", and "dulia". Wikipedia has an excellent explanation of these three terms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperdulia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulia
2007-07-04 21:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋