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2131. Basing itself on the mystery of the incarnate Word, the seventh ecumenical council at Nicaea (787) justified against the iconoclasts the veneration of icons – of Christ, but also of the Mother of God, the angels, and all the saints. By becoming incarnate, the Son of God introduced a new “economy” of images.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

167. Is the particular Church catholic?

371. Are the passions morally good or bad?

416. In what does the natural moral law consist?

349. What is the attitude of the Church toward those people who are divorced and then remarried?

46. What did Jesus Christ reveal to us about the mystery of the Father?

526. What relationship exists between truth, beauty and sacred art?

514. To what type of work does every person have a right?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

Love and friendship: the importance of relationships in life (Ecc 4:9-12)

God’s Law and Justice: Exploring Their Relationship (Deuteronomy 16:18-20)

What did Jesus teach about loving your neighbor? (Matthew 22:39)

What does the Bible say about idolatry and what is its impact on the lives of God’s people, according to Hosea 4:12-13?

What is the meaning of the “True Vine” metaphor in John 15:1-8?

What is the Battle of the Valley of Jehoshaphat mentioned in the book of Joel and what is its significance?

What is the image of God as shepherd in Ezekiel 34?