Be truthful, I did not write about Catholic statues but of the difference between an image and an idol using art as an example of an image that is not an idol. I also was clear to explain that to adore an image of any kind as if it were really God (as in present amongst us and taking the form of the statue or the picture) would indeed by idolatry.
Please find me one Catholic or Orthodox who treats icons as if Jesus were truly in that Icon. That He was made manifest in that icon instead of it being a means to focus our attention on the Savior and to give evidence of our affection for Him.
You won’t. Anymore than you will find us believing our families are truly present in photographs of them.
Go smash that crucifix you have in your house or the statue of Mary. I dare you.