B. Some believed the use of icons and their veneration was fine, and others felt that icons should not exist because it could lead to idolatry.
The iconoclastic controversy occurred in the Byzantine empire, beginning in the 8th century and lasting into the 9th century. "Iconoclasm" means destroying of icons or images in the church. The iconoclasts pointed to Bible verses from the Old Testament that prohibited the use of "graven images." Those who supported religious artwork and iconography looked at these as valuable ways for worshipers to visualize the truths of the faith.
The controversy went back and forth over many years, with different emperors and church councils disagreeing in the views they supported. Ultimately, veneration of icons was restored for good in AD 843, and this event is celebrated to this day in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Feast of Orthodoxy.
Option B, is the right answer that some believed the use of icons and their veneration was fine, and others felt that icons should not exist because it could lead to idolatry.
Iconoclastic controversy was a dispute over the use of religious images in the Byzantine Empire in the 8th and the 9th century. Byzantine Iconoclastic debate in the history of Byzantine refers to two periods when the use of religious icons was opposed by religious and royal authorities within the Eastern Church and the secular imperial hierarchy. Open hatred toward religious representations began in 726 when Emperor Leo III publicly took a stand against icons, which resulted in his removal from church and their destruction. The Iconoclasts referred to the Bible verses, that prevented the use of "Graven Images", while on the other hand, the Opposition who supported religious Iconography looked at these as important ways for worshipers to envision the truths of the religion.
