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Day 277: Agnosticism and Graven Images (2024)

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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Understanding Graven Images and Christian Veneration

This chapter delves into agnosticism and practical atheism, stressing the dangers of limiting the transcendent God to physical representations. It also examines the historical context of the first commandment and explains how the Christian practice of venerating images reflects affection for God while distinguishing it from idol worship.

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