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Originally Posted by grip_daddy

When talking about the Ten Commandments, please note that the Jews, Protestants, and Catholics differ in the numberings. The Jews' method for numbering though different reconcile with Protestant's commandments i.e. all the ten are present in both.

The Catholics changed the Sabbath wordings sometimes in early 600AD where the requirement to work six days was removed, while remember the Sabbath was replaced with Observe the Lord's Sabbath or day.

The commandment prohibiting idol making was considered a repeat of the first commandment therefore dropped from the code. This then gave way to the erection and use of images such as the cross, Jesus, the saints and the Sun symbol around heads as was copied from pagan idolatery of the dead heroes and the Sun.

So to ensure continuation of the non biblical practices, several councils were called which ratified a clause to glorify the tradition alongside scriptures. The Council of Trend specifically included other important clauses that would magnify some of pagan believes to an extent of condemning through death the heretics, which clause still in force up to date.

Basically, the catholic do not give honour to scriptures first. Actually lay catholics were allowed to access scriptures very recently (I think early 90s) but were supposed to follow without asking any questions the traditions of the church.

So the catholics dropped the so called 'Seal of the Lord' n yet in Hebrew it is quite clear that the two commandments are extremely different one emphasisin the YHWH first notion n the second prohibitin idol craftmanship n worship?!

Why would they think to change laws given by YHWH? Doesnt that sound quiet apocalyptical?