[T-Bone Texan]

"...I’m not Catholic, but I have a deep appreciation for this artwork. I have always found icons to be aesthetically pleasing, particularly those of the Byzantine variety. Very interesting post...."

I agree that this art form is pretty neat, and while yours is a mature, adult, and thoughtful post, the correct answer is

I don’t worship icons so I really don’t care.

[heterosupremacist]

I reply in haiku -

icons not worshipped

but merely venerated

BIG difference, yo!