Baqal, I think there is only one creator God, therefore all entities or substitutes for that God are false and detrimental to our well being (the big reason for the rule against it).
The substitution goes back a long way.
The commandment to not make images or bow down to them was removed from the Catholic bible (and the command to not covet was split in half to cover the omission).
Besides Catholics, there are many idols people bow down to.
Hinduism is packed with them.
The pope calls himself the"Vicar" of Christ, the word means "Replacement", therefore he, himself could be considered an idol.
The substitution goes back a long way.
The commandment to not make images or bow down to them was removed from the Catholic bible (and the command to not covet was split in half to cover the omission).
Besides Catholics, there are many idols people bow down to.
Hinduism is packed with them.
The pope calls himself the"Vicar" of Christ, the word means "Replacement", therefore he, himself could be considered an idol.
