A Catholic who may kneel in front of a statue while praying isn’t worshipping the statue or even praying to it, any more than the Protestant who kneels with a Bible in his hands when praying is worshipping the Bible or praying to it. The images of saints (whether it be in statue form or painting) serves as a reminder of the holiness of the person depicted.
Catholic ambao wanaweza kupiga magoti mbele ya sanamu wakati kuomba si kuabudu sanamu au hata kuomba kwa hilo, yoyote zaidi ya Kiprotestanti ambao kneels na Biblia mikononi mwake wakati wakiomba anamsujudu Biblia au kuomba hiyo. picha za watu wa Mungu (iwe ni kwa namna sanamu au uchoraji) mtumishi kama ukumbusho wa utakatifu wa mtu taswira.