Posted on 11/25/2018 7:06:58 AM PST by marshmallow
Just another case of idolatry supported by Roman Catholicism.
Ping.
Lighten up Francis
Not when it comes to exposing the idolatry of Roman Catholicism.
Very pretty. I hope it’s a blessing for all, not only the Vietnamese.
Maybe you can convert us all to your 3 year old protestant religion missing 7 books from the Bible.
Anything Christian should be encouraged.
Protestant iconoclasm is reminiscent of Wahhabism.
Iconoclasm threatened the Byzantine empire
through Islamic influence.
This Vietnamese kid was shot by a gang member in a case of mistaken identity, the Vietnamese teen was not a part of any gang. Many prayed for the intercession of Our Lady of La Vang and he did recover. The St. Paul newspaper’s article on his recovery had some saying, it was a miracle.
The hope would be for all to become a follower of Christ, and only Christ.
The well attested, and admitted, worship of these false apparitions claiming to be Mary, by Roman Catholicism is not Christianity.
Except this is not Christian. It is idolatry....plain and simple.
You are exhibiting your ignorance and sound like a cromwellian roundhead.
Lol!
It's one of the easiest things to illustrate in Roman Catholicism.
Perhaps you wear the Scapular?
Do you believe all the promises of the apparition claiming to be Mary?
Do you have a "statue" of Mary in your home you kneel before and pray to? Do you have one in your church?
Ridiculous.
Were the Crusaders idolaters?
Were the Templars idolators?
Were our ancestors idolators?
Not really...these are simple yes or no questions I'd think any Roman Catholic would/should be able to answer.
You are an offensive individual.
I am a generic Christian and not a Catholic. I am very tolerant of all other religious views but have no tolerance for the intolerant.
I think you would be more comfortable in Mecca or Medina.
I just asked you three questions and no I am not a Roman Catholic. I owe no allegiance to any earthly religious potentate.
“Except this is not Christian.”
Christian statue of Mary, paid for by Christians, made by Christians, in a shrine designed by Christians to be used by Christians.
Yep, it’s Christian.
“It is idolatry....plain and simple.”
No one is worshiping the statue. Therefore, it is NOT idolatry. Repeatedly saying it is idolatry, even though no one will worship the statue, is, however, slander and calumny.
Repent.
The truth does upset people when confronted with it.
I am a generic Christian and not a Catholic. I am very tolerant of all other religious views but have no tolerance for the intolerant.
A generic Christian?
If so, you should recognize that bowing before a man-made object and praying to that object as Roman Catholicism does, is definitely not Christian.
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