Your guess: "angels" or "ages?"

[Eva Elisabeth]

(10-20-2013 01:16 PM)Linda Anderson Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 05:06 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  

(10-19-2013 05:42 AM)BettyO Wrote:  I vote for "Angels"....especially in lieu of the fact that Victorians saw Angels as being the ultimate "heavenly" expression in mourning literature and rituals of the period.

Betty, this was new to me. Was it like that just in America (with all the multiple Protestant denominations) or also in Britain? The problem I have with the term "angels" (and that's why I posted the painting) is that for me, who as an Evangelic grew up in a Catholic area, angels (like the worshipping of saints, the pope and the principle of trinity) are intrinsically tied to the Catholic faith rather than to the Evangelic believe. Is this different in other Protestant denominations? (Do others worship angels like the Catholic do?)

Eva, Catholics only worship God, not Mary, angels, saints or the Pope. They might pray to Mary or a particular saint to intercede for their intentions, though.

Linda, maybe I worded it incorrectly! As you said, they pray to Mary, and the pope, saints and angels play a vital role in their belief, Lutherans (in the German Lutheran church) don't pay a lot attention to either of these figures. I'm sorry I also used the wrong term - I'm Lutheran (which is "evangelisch" in German, my dictionary recommended the term "Evangelic" as first choice, but in the meantime I learned it's wrong - thanks, rogerm!!)
I've often tried to understand all the different denominations in the US and also the English church! In Germany, religion is plain: 30% are Catholics, 30% Lutheran 5% Muslims, less than 1% belong to other communities of faith, and the rest is undenominational. Catholics' and Lutherans' specific beliefs and traditions are commonly known (should at least).
In the course of a new attempt to educate myself on the topic I found this site - a little off course, but quite interesting:
http://www.religiouseducation.co.uk/scho...ngland.htm