You wrote:
“And in this case, the revulsion I have for things placed in lieu of the body and blood of my Lord Jesus Christ stems from deep within my spirit.”
Actually it seems to be coming from prejudice. After all there is nothing about the art in question that in any way actually indicates what you claim. Thus, not only were you wrong about the statue, but we now have reason to doubt your not only your spiritual discernment but your even your perceived relationship with God.
Your post, however, brings up an interesting point. Two, actually: 1) When Protestants disagree among themselves, but all claim to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit it shows that some must, in fact, be lying to themselves and greatly deceived. 2) When someone claims the Holy Spirit is revealing something to them that goes against reality itself, it shows that that person is too deceiving himself or herself no matter how strong their feelings. If we use your understanding of things then Mormons must be correct because they feel a burning in the bosom about the Book of Mormon.
My conversation with you has been most instructional. It has shown that that anti-Catholics care little or nothing about facts or reality and when pressed resort to claims - claims that belittle the Holy Spirit - of divine influence toward anti-Catholic sentiments. How convenient. And how patronizingly belittling of Almighty God.
Thank you for your insights, Vlad. I appreciate your viewpoint on a lot of things.
UNMITIGATED DUPLICITOUS NONSENSE.
Roman Catholics et al/ Vatican associates et al
WAIL TO THE MAX,
WHINE TO THE MAX,
REND THEIR CLOTHES AND THROW DUST IN THE AIR TO THE MAX
IF
an Protty so much as says that they think Mary’s finger nails are a little long in this or that painting . . .
or that
Mary had a hair or two a little out of place in this or that painting
or that
Mary’s hanky in this or that painting was not bleached quite white enough.
Why then there’s all manner of horrendously rabidly hostile uproar
about all the “ROMAN CATHOLIC HATE MONGERS” saying such
“HORRENDOUSLY BLASPHEMOUS THINGS”
about REVERED/ADORED/VENERATED [but NEVER worshipped /s]
Heavenly Jr goddess/MOTHER OF GAWD Mary.
Yet when a very super rationial; super courteous; super prayerful; super authentic Christian like Angel-Gal
merely asserts that her spirit is grieved, her spirit is troubled, her heart/ mind are aghast . . . or the like
when ANYONE OR ANYTHING is placed on a CROSS vs THE ONE WHO RODE THE CROSS FOR ALL MANKIND AND ALL CREATION . . .
THEN THERE’S STILL HOSTILITY, irrational hogwash to the max; irrational hostile accusation to the max; insufferable haughty wording to the max etc.
Leaves one kind of with the impression that all Roman Catholic/Vatican Parochial schools must automatically grant at least Masters’ degrees in
“PRISSY, NARROW, RIGID, HAUGHTY, SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THE MAX”