In elucidating Charlemagne's response to the Second Council of Nicaea, Theodulf of Orléans wrote that
A. a picture of Jesus was as holy as Jesus' own body and self, and must be worshipped accordingly.
B. any attempt to depict God, Jesus, or the saints was a blasphemous attempt to mimic God's own creative powers.
C. it was legitimate to possess sacred art for commemoration or decoration, and it was heretical to worship or to destroy such art.
D. religious icons had no inherent religious worth and so could be ignored or destroyed.
C
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