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  No, I would not make such a suggestion for three reasons.
  
  First, the Orthodox practice of iconography is not only NOT offensive in any way to modern Catholics and Protestants, but as knowledge of these practices grow in the West, we are experiencing significant attraction by Catholics and Protestants towards iconography, including its spirituality. Indeed, that is precisely the point of the article to which you refer, is it not?
  
  Second, historically the iconographic controversy is a very important event in the history of all Christianity, since it occurred before the East-West schism. In the West, the controversy is understood as a dispute over the appropriateness of artistic depiction of Christ (“Yes,” entailing an acknowledgement of his humanity; “No,” entailing notions of his humanity being somehow a sham in the face of his divinity). 
  (cont)