Glad to see the saints and Mary noted above. Idolatry in some eyes,
And what can Jesus know or experience that would be unique to himself and not 'god the father' ?? Nothing, right ? So what was the point of Jesus wandering around Jerusalem all about ?
As for the saints, while there probably aren't any direct analogs between specific members of the Greek/Roman god squad to individual saints, the perceived 'powers' of the saints would be comparable to the 'lesser' gods. IOW, when a given Roman peasant went to the pantheon and 'prayed' in a specific stall, he had similar expectations as to needs and results as compared to a modern era catholic pausing in front of the St. Ignatius berth at his local catholic franchise.
For the catholics at least, they get to claim monotheism while fully embracing polytheism.
And what can Jesus know or experience that would be unique to himself and not 'god the father' ?? Nothing, right ? So what was the point of Jesus wandering around Jerusalem all about ?
As for the saints, while there probably aren't any direct analogs between specific members of the Greek/Roman god squad to individual saints, the perceived 'powers' of the saints would be comparable to the 'lesser' gods. IOW, when a given Roman peasant went to the pantheon and 'prayed' in a specific stall, he had similar expectations as to needs and results as compared to a modern era catholic pausing in front of the St. Ignatius berth at his local catholic franchise.
For the catholics at least, they get to claim monotheism while fully embracing polytheism.
