Why do Catholic people worship the cross and break a command in the bible and yet "CLAIM" to be true christian

Question

I've seen so many catholic people wearing crosses and kissing them why can't they just serve God without an idol like its supposed to be?
If your father or significant other was murdered with a gun would you wear it around your neck and kiss it and worship it?

Answer 1

*sigh* We do not worship the cross we worship the man on the cross. And some people kiss the cross the same as if they were to kiss a picture of their husband or children, just a sign of affection

Why can't you just stick to things you know something about instead of causing discord and picking fights? Mind you I'm not one to back away from a fight, but I am kind of sick of you people always causing trouble and making people fight with each other for no good reason at all. You're just a trouble maker.

Answer 2

Catholic Christians do not worship the cross. Neither do the millions of non-Catholic Christians who also wear crosses.

Do you have pictures of your loved ones? Have you ever looked at the picture of someone while talking on the phone to them?

Statues and pictures of people we love are not idols.

Statues and paintings of Jesus and the saints are just like pictures of the people we love and respect.

The King James Version of the Bible states in Exodus 20:4: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth"

Why were the Jews commanded not to make graven images? Graven images were the standard method of pagan worship. They were representations of false gods.

This is a very clear command.

However God commanded the Jews in Exodus 25:18 and 1 Chronicles 28:18–19, "And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them"

And in 1 Kings chapter 7 Solomon made bulls and other images out of precious metals.

It seems obvious that the Jews did not worship the cherubims and Solomon did not worship the bulls he had made. These images did not violate the command of God. Therefore, an image not made for worship is acceptable.

In Numbers 21:8-9, "And the LORD said to Moses, "Make a saraph and mount it on a pole, and if anyone who has been bitten looks at it, he will recover." Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole, and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent looked at the bronze serpent, he recovered."

And in John 3:14-15, Jesus says in correlation, "And just as Moses lifted up the [image of a] serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."

How can a statue of our Lord Jesus Christ dead on the cross be considered an idol to a false god? A crucifix is the message of the Gospel without words held up for all to see, a visual reminder of the sacrifice of Jesus, no different from a painting, a play, or a movie.

Catholics do not worship statues but the almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

It never ceases to amaze me how many people get hung up on this kind of thing. Now if they were 'worshipping' idols made of gold and praying to them...okay...BUT these are people who are venerating the cross symbolically that's all. They appreciate what the cross means... It's not all that different from carrying around a picture of your loved ones in your wallet. We can't carry a picture of Jesus, so a cross represents Him. No big deal.

In no way do I wish to insult you, but what Christ really despised was people judging. Christian denominations should busy themselves with more important things...than trying to find each other's faults. Blessings.

Answer 4

Catholics don't worship ther cross.
The cross is a symbol of what Jesus sacrificed for all of us.
It is out of respect and humbleness that we wear/show the cross.
We do not pray to anyone other than to God. The Pope is just a man and the leader of the church. He is just a very holy person. Pope John Paul ll did a great job, this new Pope... not so much.

Answer 5

First of all -- Catholics don't worship the cross. They usually carry rosaries, which include a crucifix, because they feel that praying in a certain pattern through the help of the rosary helps them to remained focused on their prayers.

Secondly -- As a Protestant, we tend to put our focus more on the Resurrection and victory of Jesus. We rejoice in knowing he conquered the grave. Catholics put more focus on the sacrifice of the crucifixion, and remain thankful and humble by remembering how much pain Christ went through to atone for our sins.

Anything can become an idol -- anything that we believe has more power than God or that we worship in place or alongside God. In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with wearing a cross or crucifix, or decorating your church with statues or stained-glass windows as a reminder or celebration of your faith.

And by the way, why are you being judgemental? How can you possibly know their hearts?

Answer 6

Saint Paul calls us to "preach Christ crucified. (1 Cor.1:23).

And, when it comes to your accusation of idolatry, it would be better if you used the Bible's definition of idol, not your own:

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.

Answer 7

Catholics DO NOT WORSHIP IDLES! When some does kisses a cross they have its their way of showing how much they love jesus for saving us. Get over it.

Answer 8

Seek knowledge in Catholicism.

The Church absolutely recognizes and condemns the sin of idolatry. What anti-Catholics fail to recognize is the distinction between thinking a piece of stone or plaster is a god and desiring to visually remember Christ and the saints in heaven by making statues in their honor. The making and use of religious statues is a thoroughly biblical practice. Anyone who says otherwise doesn’t know his Bible.




The Catholic Sign of the Cross is absolutely ancient, rooted not only in the Old Testament but the New (Revelation/Apocalypse speaks of those who have the sign of God in their foreheads -- and those who have the sign of the Beast in their foreheads.

When Catholics undergo the Sacrament of Confirmation, the Bishop (sometimes a priest) seals the sign on our foreheads with holy chrism ("oil of gladness").

St. John of Damascus wrote, "This was given to us as a sign on our forehead, just as the circumcision was given to Israel: for by it we believers are separated and distinguished from unbelievers."

Crossing one's self recalls this seal, and the invocation that is said while making this holy sign calls on our God -- the Father, His Son, and the Holy Spirit (the use of holy water when making this sign also recalls our Baptism).


Similar to the way many good Catholics keep holy water fonts near their front doors, Torah-true Jews also, to this day, affix to their doorposts a mezuzah, a little box containing a scroll inscribed with passages of the Torah. And, as a sidenote, they also kiss the mezuzah and tefillin as a display of veneration for what they represent.

There are other signs of the Cross that Catholics make, too. One is to cross one's self or another making a small cross on the forehead with the thumb.

Another sign is the large sign made in the air by bishops, priests, and others in blessing persons or material objects.

Yet another is the series of small crosses made by the thumb on the forehead, lips and breast just before the Gospel reading at Mass. The sign on the forehead is to show that we believe the Gospel, the sign on the lips is to show that we respect if and desire to speak of it, and the sign on our breast is to show that we love the Gospel and want it kept in our hearts.

The words in Latin are "In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti." Hebrew Catholics often sign themselves using the appropriate Hebrew words: "B'shem haAv (In the name of the Father) v'haBen (and of the Son) v'Ruach haKodesh (and of the Holy Spirit)."

Answer 9

Look, I don't even believe in god, and I know the answer to that one. It's not idolotry unless you worship the item itself. It's the item that is considered sacred, not the imagey associated with it.

That's why it's treason to sell military secrets to another country, but not treason to burn the flag.

I think you'll find that catholics don't pray to their crucifixes and expect the item itself to do anything.

oh, and just to be picky cross = just the shape. Once you add the little guy, it's called a crucifix.

Answer 10

The cross is a symbol of the Holy Trinity not a symbol of violence and death to Christians.
I, however, do think it's creepy to say the least.
I guess people just need something concrete to focus on while they pray. It makes them feel more connected.