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===Catholic Church view===
The [[Catholic Church]] accepted the decrees of the [[Iconodulism|iconodule]] [[Seventh ecumenical council|Seventh Ecumenical Council]] regarding images. There is some minor difference, however, in the Catholic attitude to images from that of the Orthodox. Following [[Gregory the Great]], Catholics emphasize the role of images as the {{lang|la|[[Biblia pauperum|Biblia Pauperum]]}}, the "Bible of the Poor", from which those who could not read could nonetheless learn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArtWay.eu |url=https://www.artway.eu/content.php?id=2258&lang=en&action=show |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www.artway.eu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karen |date=2010-05-12 |title=Biblia Pauperum |url=https://owlinthepulpit.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/biblia-pauperum/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=the owl in the pulpit |language=en}}</ref>

Catholics also, however, share the same viewpoint with the Orthodox when it comes to image veneration, believing that whenever approached, sacred images are to be shown reverence. Though using both flat wooden panel and stretched canvas paintings, Catholics traditionally have also favored images in the form of three-dimensional statuary, whereas in the East, statuary is much less widely employed.