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To: marsh_of_mists
1) Dulia: which we give the saints.
2) Hyperdulia: which we give the Blessed Virgin.
3) Latria: this is worship given to God alone.

These terms are pre-christian. They were used in re Roman cultic worship.

133 posted on 07/10/2007 1:38:36 PM PDT by ichabod1 ("Liberals read Karl Marx. Conservatives UNDERSTAND Karl Marx." Ronald Reagan)
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To: ichabod1
1) Dulia: which we give the saints. 2) Hyperdulia: which we give the Blessed Virgin. 3) Latria: this is worship given to God alone.

These terms are pre-christian. They were used in re Roman cultic worship.


Are you saying that that means there is something wrong and pagan about them? Or are you just pointing out that they didn't originate with St. Augustine?
154 posted on 07/10/2007 6:44:23 PM PDT by marsh_of_mists
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