[Cronos]

Actually, no — if you do read on the history of iconoclasm in the 7th centuries, a lot of what you debate about has already been answered.

[caww]

if you do read on the history of iconoclasm in the 7th centuries, a lot of what you debate about has already been answered.

My understanding is the image/idol issue was introduced in the sixteenth century, better said re-introduced.