CATHOLIC DEVOTION TO A PIECE OF WAX

Catholic devotion to a piece of WAX called an Agnus Dei?

What is an Agnus Dei?

An Agnus Dei is a round or oval wax disk impressed with a lamb on one side and figures of saints or the pope on the other side.They were created by melting the wax of the previous year’s Easter candles from the churches in Rome. Chrism oil was then added to the cauldron of melting wax. The pope blessed the disks that were then given to people to be used as sacramentals.

Although the origin is not certain, it is thought this practice began around the 6 th century A.D ,The Syrian custom of a chant addressed to the Lamb of God was introduced into the Roman Rite Mass by Pope Sergius I (687–701 A.D ) in the context of his rejection of the Council of Trullo (692 A.D ), which was well received in the Byzantine East and called the Quinisext Council, but whose canons had forbidden the iconographic depiction of Christ as a lamb instead of a man.

In - sane practise of the catholic church to venerate a piece of WAX!

What the Bible say:

"As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away; as WAX melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God!-- ( Psalms 68:2 )

Christ or his Apostles did commanded the early Christians to venerate a piece of WAX as sacred object.

This acts is idolatry :

" But as for those whose hearts are devoted to their vile images and detestable idols, I will bring down on their own heads what they have done, declares the Sovereign LORD."-- ( Ezekiel 11:21 )

Christ said:

"Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.-- ( Luke 16:15 )

Catholic church honor a piece of WAX !

Idolatry:image-worship or divine honour paid to any created object. Paul describes the origin of idolatry in Romans 1:21-25 : men forsook God, and sank into ignorance and moral corruption (Romans 1:28 ).