From: duckgumbo32@cox.net   
      
   On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:17:27 -0500, old man joe  wrote:   
      
   >   
   >  "You shall have no other gods before Me.   
   >   
   >   You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of   
   >anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or   
   >that is in the water under the earth;   
      
   There was no image of God at the time.   
      
   >  you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your   
   >God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the   
   >children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me... "   
   >Ex. 20:3-5   
      
   >the excuse taken from a Catholic site pertaining to the worship of   
   >' saints '...   
      
   Catholics don't worship saints.   
      
   >an enthusiastic rebellion against Gods first commandment.   
   >these ' saints ' are there ' in heaven ' interceding for the person on   
   >earth they say:   
      
   That's what a saint is.  And his sainthood is revealed by the Holy Spirit.   
      
   >" Since saints led holy lives and are close to God in heaven, we feel   
   >that their prayers are particularly effective. Often we ask particular   
   >saints to pray for us if we feel they have a particular interest in   
   >our problem. "   
      
   >this is bowing down to them and serving them... to prostrate oneself   
   >in prayer to them and having an image of them to focus ones attention   
   >on.   
      
   No it isn't.  That's just a protest_ants view.   And a terribly inaccurate one   
   to boot.   
      
      
   The Dukester, American-American   
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   "The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."   
   Pope Paul VI   
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