Fathers and councils of the Church repeatedly explained that the images were not deities, but only reminders thereof; the people did not care to make such distinctions. ”
اوضح آباء الكنيسة ومجامعها مرارا ان الصورة ليست هي الإله ،‏ بل مذكِّر به فقط ؛‏ غير ان الناس لم يأبهوا للتمييز بينهما » .‏