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Originally Posted by pelathais
But why are you saying that all Catholics participate in idolatry? Did you worship the statues and other art work? Don't feel that you have to answer that, but I too was raised Catholic. I was instructed rather closely as a child until I was about eleven.
I took the instructions seriously; so seriously that when I became convinced that they deviated from the Bible I rebelled against my own Catholicism - as an eleven year old kid. But, at no time did I ever "worship" an image or statue nor was I ever instructed to do so.
When you look at the RCC's actual teachings you see that they do not teach idolatry. I do know that there are many Catholics around the globe who hold processions and other events that at least give the appearance of idolatry, and you hear many Catholics speaking as though their religious experience involves idolatry.
But I don't think it's fair to say the whole institution is "idolatrous." That accusation will ring hallow with most American Catholics. Let's "get them" at the points where we know they err and not lump disparate cultures from around the globe into one unwieldy mass - In fact, that's what the RCC has historically tried to do and we can call them on that.
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I too was raised RC until the age of 12. The only idol worship I remember was the near-worship of the holy Rosary. I often heard stories of it being used to ward off evil in the home -both spiritual and physical, and how it was draped over someone suffering from illness only to have that person healed. Or even how it would be clutched in a death grip as a method to try and convince God to answer your prayer.
Yes, the RC DID practice idolatry!
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