Did these Italians admit to worshipping (in the sense of worshipping Christ) these things?
Freegards
~”Did these Italians admit to worshipping (in the sense of worshipping Christ) these things?”~
I can’t give a good answer to that; I was there to share my own religion, and consequently didn’t get into many deep discussions of Catholic dogma.
I do know that some, more predominantly the elderly, literally pray to saints. They’ll often have a picture of that saint in their home enshrined amongst candles, etc. In such cases, there is nary a picture of the Savior in sight.
As a result, I’m quite curious as to actual Catholic beliefs.