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To: RnMomof7

“Tell me Mark how do you define the difference between “veneration and worship?”

In Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran theology, veneration is a type of honor distinct from the adoration due to God alone. Adoration is the worship and homage that is rightly offered to God alone. Veneration is the honor due to the excellence and a created person. This refers to the excellence exhibited by the created being who likewise deserves recognition and honor. We see a general example of veneration in events like the awarding of academic awards for excellence in school, or the awarding of the Olympic medals for excellence in sports. There is nothing contrary to the proper adoration of God when we offer the appropriate honor and recognition that created persons deserve based on achievement in excellence.

(Excerpted from a work by Mark Miravalle.)

“PS.I was catholic “

Not very well instructed though, nor very strong in the Faith. Q.E.D.


967 posted on 05/03/2010 6:04:17 AM PDT by narses (Only half the patients who go into an abortion clinic come out alive.)
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To: narses; Amityschild; Brad's Gramma; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; GiovannaNicoletta; Godzilla; hope; ..
In Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran theology, veneration is a type of honor distinct from the adoration due to God alone. Adoration is the worship and homage that is rightly offered to God alone. Veneration is the honor due to the excellence and a created person

ENOUGH
of this
farcical
clap trap
about
pseudo differences
between
veneration, doration & worship
already yet!

Main Entry: wor*ship
1: to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power.
2: to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion *a celebrity worshipped by her fans*

The percentage of the Roman Catholics et al who worship the UNBiblical caricatured pseudo-Mary Personage is not known as God alone discerns accurately the heart.

HOWEVER
IT IS FAIRLY OBVIOUS,
AT SOME POINT,
BECAUSE
ACTIONS SCREAM MUCH LOUDER THAN WORDS!
PARTICULARLY IDOLATROUS ACTIONS AND WORDS!

Folks can
slip and slide,
shuck and jive,
run and hide,
ALL AROUND
with rationalizations,
distinctions with no functional
NOR HONEST difference;
with self-justifications,
self-rightous pontifications,
deceptive claims and pronouncements;
ELABORAT FARCICAL TREATISES ON PARCHMENT.

GOD
IS NOT
AMUSED.

The
AUTHENTIC MARY
cannot be amused,
if she knows much
about goings on here,
at all.

992 posted on 05/03/2010 7:49:04 AM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: narses

How does that play out? It is just a word game nares.. There is in practice no difference in the way Catholics treat Mary, in prayer or practice than they do Christ


1,012 posted on 05/03/2010 8:14:30 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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