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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just curious why Catholics follow all these things like holy water and sacred salt and crucifixes over the bed, though not a single mention of them can be found in the Bible. Some of it, like little statues, [b]seem basically like idolatry[/b], as the Ten Commandments says not to make graven images. Yet you have statues of Mary and Jesus and various saints. Why do you do all this? The Bible outright condemns some of it, and none of it is suggested as having any merit, power or efficacy. Ephesians 1 says that those with faith in Christ have already been blessed by God with every spiritual blessing. Nothing more is needed than your faith. I'm genuinely perplexed and would appreciate someone explaining this. Thank you.[/quote]

This is an old libel of Catholicism. Catholics don't worship these items. Rather they are used as aids in prayer, meditation, sacraments, etc. You don't have to have them. Quite a few older generation newborns in my family were baptised at home at birth with zero frills but the vials of holy water and blessed salt that were available and grandparents as godparents. If I break a statue of Mary, I'm sad if it was a favorite piece, but I don't think something awful will happen. We probably accidentally spill holy water 2-3 times a week. [/quote]
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I find it so weird that people consider religious pictures/art idolatry.  Just having a picture of something does not mean you worship the picture.  You all have pictures of children in your home and you manage not to tell those to go clean their room.[/quote][/b]

It's actually a lot more simple than that. For Christian non-catholics we go by Exodus 20:4 "you shall not make any graven images".  http://biblehub.com/exodus/20-4.htm.  We walk into a Catholic church, what do we see?  Graven images everywhere.
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