I see this statement quoted below from Constantinople IV (869) on icons and images as being the turning point, or the 'first edge of the wedge' that divided the church from a stance on the purity of the word of God; and that this, perhaps is the most significant source of all the error and obstinacy that was to follow in the next 700 years.
But I have not studied these things at length as some of the PB folks here have, and so I'm asking for a more informed opinion; how significant of an impact does the veneration of icons have in the centuries to come, and would it better be described as a source of future errors in the church or as an error contingent on a previous doctrinal malady?
I have my own view based on my brief and limited knowledge; would love to hear any expert opinions.
From Canon 3 - "We decree that the sacred image of our Lord Jesus Christ, the liberator and Savior of all people, must be venerated with the same honor as is given the book of the holy Gospels. For as through the language of the words contained in this book all can reach salvation, so, due to the action which these images exercise by their colors, all wise and simple alike, can derive profit from them. For what speech conveys in words, pictures announce and bring out in colors."
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But I have not studied these things at length as some of the PB folks here have, and so I'm asking for a more informed opinion; how significant of an impact does the veneration of icons have in the centuries to come, and would it better be described as a source of future errors in the church or as an error contingent on a previous doctrinal malady?
I have my own view based on my brief and limited knowledge; would love to hear any expert opinions.
From Canon 3 - "We decree that the sacred image of our Lord Jesus Christ, the liberator and Savior of all people, must be venerated with the same honor as is given the book of the holy Gospels. For as through the language of the words contained in this book all can reach salvation, so, due to the action which these images exercise by their colors, all wise and simple alike, can derive profit from them. For what speech conveys in words, pictures announce and bring out in colors."
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