I have met a few of Catholics who have not made idols of statues of the saint, particularly Mary. I have met a lot more who do. In the end, that is really where this particular Catholic defense fails; it is with all of us who have seen the way the statues are used.
It is commonly asserted that the Catholic Church has “graven images”. Is this true?
I hear this so often, I just roll my eyes whenever someone accuses such. I then ask them if they ever read their Bibles.
I have met a few of Catholics who have not made idols of statues of the saint, particularly Mary. I have met a lot more who do. In the end, that is really where this particular Catholic defense fails; it is with all of us who have seen the way the statues are used.
Sure, me too, it’s the difference between official orthodoxy and local orthopraxy.