# Different flavors of Christians

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-flavors-of-christians/296728>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 29, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-flavors-of-christians/296728 "2005-03-29T03:40:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-flavors-of-christians/296728/21 "2005-03-30T02:01:24Z")

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> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#):
>
> [nitpick on your hijack]
> 
> Technically, what we do is ask the saints for intercession on our behalf. This is subtly different from the veneration of Mary, Mother of God (which, along with the Pope, is where the Chickites get their “idolatry” claims).
> 
> [/noyh]

This was the silly and useless left-over Medieval practice that I alluded to. I didn’t feel like getting into how this is different from idolotry on my previous post. Besides, it seems like most of the posters here know what I’m talking about already.

What I was trying to mention was the “excessive decoration” bone a lot of non-Catholics seem to chew over the Catholics and their churches. The physical statues are not decoration, they are focal points for believers to focus the Medieval intercession begging sessions.

I will go now and promptly slate myself to the appropriate level of hell.

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