gerani wrote:i venerate the Holy Mother. why? because we all are huamns and brother and sister. she is my mother. techincally. is she holy? i believe so. she shares all the things that Krishna's mother had. they are strikingly similair.
i understand the whole idols part. but we and rcatholics dont worship idols. we worship the significance behind them. This being Mary. its easier to pray to God through a physical representation. we dont believe that the actual statue is an actual god. no. its who/what it represents = God.
"8'You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 9'You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 10 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments. NAS "
lol. i dont follow the bible. but i worship God. how hard is that to understand?
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All religions worship "A" god...! Venerate is a cover word for worship!
You cannot have God without having Christ first!!
BTW, all these "Apparitions" of "mary" around the world are none other than Satan in Disguise!
This hard for many to understand!
ONLY CHRIST SAVES!