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-——the 10 Commandments forbid the making of, the bowing down to, and the serving of graven images of anything in earth or in heaven. So, which is it?———

Uh, Catholics don’t worship statues any more than Protestants worship beds.

If you want to believe otherwise, be my guest.

Just don’t expect to be taken seriously by Catholics.

Alrighty, then what about making them, or bowing down to them? As I said, the 2nd Commandment doesn’t leave any “wiggle room”. You can try to interpret your way out of it all you want, but the words are plain as day for anyone to read. Certainly the Jews knew full well what the words meant, for you won’t find a single “monument” or “icon” to Moses, Elijah, Jacob, or David in the archaeological record of ancient Israel. Honest modern Jews will attest to this as well, as one already has on this very thread.

Try as I might, I couldn't find a picture of Catholics praying to an icon of Jesus...No surprise there...But I did find a picture of Catholics worshiping the 'little black Jesus' in Manilla...

As we can see, there is no discernible difference when worshiping the wafer or worshiping Mary or a dead saint...

Veneration isn't a real word...It's a Catholic word...Veneration doesn't exist outside of the Catholic religion...It was invented to dupe the people into believing that you are not worshiping Mary and the saints when it is exactly the same as when you worship the wafer...

Look at the pictures...You worship Mary the same way, with the same actions and words that you worship Jesus with...

And every picture you see is a direct violation of the Commandments of God...

You may call it 'veneration' to soften the blow, but it is worship all the same...