Does the Council of Nicaea II forbid statues?

[thunderbolt94]

Hello everyone,

I was recently studying iconoclasm and about Nicaea II and I noticed that there are claims that Nicaea II allows for icons, but not statues. Is this true? Or does Nicaea II only forbid a certain kind of statue?

This is where I heard the claim, and I was hoping if there were any Catholics here who had any sources that talked about this.

youtube.com/watch?v=46f-3rane14

I even looked at the wikipedia, and it said this:

//The clear distinction between the adoration offered to God, and that accorded to the images may well be looked upon as a result of the iconoclastic reform. However sculpture in the round was condemned as “sensual”. //

Thank you so much in advance, and God Bless.

 

[dmar198]

Hello everyone,

I was recently studying iconoclasm and about Nicaea II and I noticed that there are claims that Nicaea II allows for icons, but not statues. Is this true? Or does Nicaea II only forbid a certain kind of statue?

This is where I heard the claim, and I was hoping if there were any Catholics here who had any sources that talked about this.

youtube.com/watch?v=46f-3rane14

I even looked at the wikipedia, and it said this:

//The clear distinction between the adoration offered to God, and that accorded to the images may well be looked upon as a result of the iconoclastic reform. However sculpture in the round was condemned as “sensual”. //

Thank you so much in advance, and God Bless.

I was searching through the extracts of the council recorded in Phillip Schaff’s “The Seven Ecumenical Councils,” and I saw nothing against statues or sculptures. The text is here: ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214.html

Be aware that his translation includes Protestant notes, which are often anti-Catholic, and in them he’ll often repeat historically inaccurate statements that he thinks prove something against Catholicism. When I see something anti-Catholic in his notes, I disregard it until I have time to do further research on it. But he writes them in a very convinced tone, which can cause a lot of confusion to those who aren’t aware that he’s intentionally giving full credit to any interpretation of history that comes across as anti-Catholic, and then only passing those interpretations on in his notes.

 

[Mark121359]

Nah! , I hope not…because practically every Catholic Church has statues of some sort…geesh!

Peace, Mark

 

[CrossofChrist]

Why would a Catholic Council forbid something the Church has used since the 1st century? And before that the Jews for thousands of years?

 

[Mike30]

I would imagine for the same reason that after Vatican II many Parishes went on virtual wrecking missions which included removing statues, altars, altar rails etc. from the interior of the Churches themselves. Progress for progress sake.

Nothing more and nothing less.