Christianity had to adapt in order to satisfy these societal needs. The tangibility of the sacred through devotional objects demystified the connection to the divine making the unintelligible intelligible. Pagan rituals revolved around materiality and physicality which allowed individuals to experience their beliefs and connect with the divine. As a result, the church assimilated rituals and objects commonly associated with paganism into Christian worship. When converts flooded the church during the fourth century, they brought their cultural practices with them.
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The nature of the church shifted dramatically in the third and fourth centuries as the process of Christianization necessitated an exchange between the cultural systems of Roman society and the belief structures of the Christian church.
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However, in the late second century, the Christian church was characterized by its complete lack of devotional objects in favor of full concentration on the power of scripture. The power of iconography is crucial in the power of Catholic worship, and the history of the church is generally identified by its defense of icons and construction of ornate shrines and cathedrals. Representation of the divine plays a fundamental role in the construction of all faiths, whether that materialization manifests itself in elaborate displays or through deliberate non-representation. Catechism of the Catholic Church (Article 1192) Through sacred images of the holy Mother of God, of the angels and of the saints, we venerate the persons represented. Through the icon of Christ and his works of salvation, it is he whom we adore.
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The essence of idolatry is that it permits real physical interactions to take place between persons and divinities. Isis and the virgin mary: a pagan conversion