Thread: Is the Roman Catholic Mass / worship idolatry or not?
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Old 05-07-2008, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BobVigneault View Post
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Could you please give the definition of idolatry that we are measuring against?

Would this one work:

Idolatry etymologically denotes Divine worship given to an image, but its signification has been extended to all Divine worship given to anyone or anything but the true God. (The Catholic Encyclopedia)
Brother, pick any (generally held) definition you wish. The self-proclaimed *Vicar of God* meets them all including the one you just posited.
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