And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish; because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying: That all may be judged who have
not believed the truth, but have consented to iniquity. (2 Thess 2:10-11
Douay-Rheims)
While going through my old files, I came across this from one convert to Roman Catholicism (albeit, interpreted through her liberalism) who converted because of a nice mix of emotionalism and, of course, idolatry:
On how the Roman Catholic (and Eastern Orthodox) dogma of the veneration
of icons/images is not apostolic in origin and a false, man-made practice,
see:
Answering Fundamentalist Protestants and Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox on Images/Icons