tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126343678626870694.post3833986219272771219..comments2024-03-27T21:30:14.167-07:00Comments on Chastened Intuitions: picturing Christ: icons in the Catholic ChurchCarmen Imeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02667112934218176967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126343678626870694.post-49291315010768231442012-07-11T12:20:36.952-07:002012-07-11T12:20:36.952-07:00Bryce,
Thanks for your comment. Yes, Dr. Cavadin...Bryce, <br /><br />Thanks for your comment. Yes, Dr. Cavadini touched briefly on the differences between Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox (and Eastern Catholics) on this issue. While icons are venerated (honored) in the East, they are simply used devotionally in the West. Here's a blurb from my class notes:<br /><br />"Icons are venerated in the Eastern church because they represent Christ. In the Catholic church icons are handled with care, but not worshipped (this was settled at the second Nicean council). Veneration is not worship. Veneration mediates grace in a sense, making it like a sacrament, but it's not quite that strong."<br /><br />Dr. Cavadini did mention John of Damascus, but we didn't get into a lengthy discussion about him. Sounds like what he's saying is very similar to what I heard in class. (See section 477 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for more).<br /><br />Yes, we should take time to chew on these things rather than simply reacting against them.<br /><br />Blessings!<br />CarmenCarmen Imeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667112934218176967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7126343678626870694.post-89790697103660836802012-07-06T16:06:36.954-07:002012-07-06T16:06:36.954-07:00Has Cavadini spoken at all about the different way...Has Cavadini spoken at all about the different ways in which icons are conceptualized by Roman Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox?<br /><br />Another interesting thing for Protestants to consider is the argument offered by John of Damascus in the midst of the Iconoclastic Controversy, very roughly summed up as: If you get rid of icons, you have to get rid of the Scriptures (i.e. what is the difference between words leading us to God and pictures, based upon God's revelation, leading us to God?). There is much more nuance to what he is saying, of course, but I think that it is a good argument with which we Protestants should take time to struggle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529743266880499588noreply@blogger.com