[MHGinTN]

The Apostles didn’t teach the ‘veneration’ of the Mother of Jesus either, but tradition inserts the idols of Mary in most Catholic churches.

[Campion]

The Apostles didn’t teach the ‘veneration’ of the Mother of Jesus either

Assumes facts not in evidence. We know that prayers addressed to Mary appear as early as the 2nd century.

idols of Mary

An idol is an image of a false god, which Mary is not.