Wrong for Roman Catholic to Have Icons?

[ciero]

Last I checked, the Catholic Church had twenty one Ecumenical Councils, not seven. Unless you would claim that the Church is wrong in proclaiming the Fourth Council of Constantinople, First Council of the Lateran, Second Council of the Lateran, Third Council of the Lateran, Fourth Council of the Lateran, First Council of Lyon, Second Council of Lyon, Council of Vienne, Council of Constance, Council of Basel, Ferrara and Florence, Fifth Council of the Lateran, Council of Trent, First Vatican Council, and the Second Vatican Council as Ecumenical Councils, in which case you’re contradicting Church teaching.

Our present pope has stated that there have only been 7 ecumenical councils, all the rest are local councils of the western church…so as I asked earlier which of the 7 ecumenical councils have proclaimed the pope infallible?

 

[Biedrik]

Our present pope has stated that there have only been 7 ecumenical councils, all the rest are local councils of the western church…so as I asked earlier which of the 7 ecumenical councils have proclaimed the pope infallible?

When did he state this?

 

[ciero]

When did he state this?

Do your own homework guy…when you come poking around spouting off about things you know nothing about……it’s actually been what every pope since PaulVI has said.

 

[Biedrik]

Do your own homework guy…when you come poking around spouting off about things you know nothing about……it’s actually been what every pope since PaulVI has said.

Is it so hard to provide me a quote?

 

[CatholicLife]

Nope. Lots of homes AND churches use icons. Here is a nice source…

trinitystores.com/

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Brother Robert Lentz, the man who paints most of the pictures on that website fills his icons with pagan symbols and paints pictures,not icons, of false gods. I also find these pictures highly offensive towards Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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I also hate way he describes Sts. Sergius and Bacchus.
trinitystores.com/
"Sts. Sergius and Bacchus are ancient Christian martyrs who were tortured to death in Syria because they refused to attend sacrifices in honor of Jupiter. Recent attention to early Greek manuscripts has also revealed that they were openly gay men and that they were erastai or lovers. These manuscripts are found in various libraries in Europe and indicate an earlier Christian acceptance of homosexuality. "
This is also an outrage!
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[sidbrown]

Is it so hard to provide me a quote?

It is difficult to provide a quote because the following sources indicate about twenty or so ecumenical councils:
newadvent.org/library/almanac_14388a.htm

catholicbook.com/AgredaCD/Ecumenical_Councils.htm

questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=2981138

 

[ConstantineTG]

I forgot to mention earlier the San Damiano Crucifix, which is an icon crucifix. Its the crucifix that is closely associated with the Franciscans as Christ spoke to St. Francis of Assisi through this icon. So this and the Our Lady of Perpetual Help icon are the two most revered icons in the Roman Catholic Church. If the RC can have these two icons, why not everything else?

 

[patrick457]

I forgot to mention earlier the San Damiano Crucifix, which is an icon crucifix. Its the crucifix that is closely associated with the Franciscans as Christ spoke to St. Francis of Assisi through this icon. So this and the Our Lady of Perpetual Help icon are the two most revered icons in the Roman Catholic Church. If the RC can have these two icons, why not everything else?

The San Damiano cross is actually one of those painted crosses popular in Italy during the medieval period. Here are a few more examples:

Crucifix by Umbrian school (12th century)
Crucifix by Pisan master (1180-1200)
Crucifix by the Master of St. Francis (c. 13th century)
Crucifix by Uglino di Tedice (c. 13th century)
Crucifix by Anonymous, San Matteo, Pisa (c. 1200)
Crucifix by Berlinghiero Berlinghieri (c. 1220)
Crucifix by Giunta Pisano (c. 1250)
Crucifix by Giunta Pisano (c. 1250-60)
Crucifix by Enzo di Tedice (c. 1250-60)
Crucifix by Coppo di Marcovaldo (c. 1261)
Crucifix by Cimabue (Arezzo, Pisa) (1268-1271)
Crucifix by Cimabue (Santa Croce, Florence) (1287-1288)

But hey! We have the churches in Ravenna (say, San Vitale, Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Sant’ Apollinare in Classe, the Arian Baptistry, the Neonian Baptistry, and the Archiepiscopal Chapel, to name a few), St. Mark’s in Venice, and the Martorana in Palermo.