2132. The Christian veneration of images is not contrary to the first commandment which proscribes idols. Indeed, “the honor rendered to an image passes to its prototype,” and “whoever venerates an image venerates the person portrayed in it.”70 The honor paid to sacred images is a “respectful veneration,” not the adoration due to God alone:
Religious worship is not directed to images in themselves, considered as mere things, but under their distinctive aspect as images leading us on to God incarnate. the movement toward the image does not terminate in it as image, but tends toward that whose image it is.71
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302. What are the essential elements of the sacrament of Reconciliation?
554. In what does the prayer of intercession consist?
348. When does the Church allow the physical separation of spouses?
137. Why are the missions of the Son and the Holy Spirit inseparable?
63. What is the place of the human person in creation?
332. Who can confer this sacrament?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What was the story of King Amon’s violent death and rebellion in 2 Kings 21-22?
What is the lesson taught in Philippians 4:10-13 about finding contentment in all circumstances?
How important is the supremacy of Christ according to Colossians 1:15-20?
