Why would one be so opposed to honoring the Mother of Our Lord? Common sense tells you that He would appreciate it.
The prohibition of idolatry is one of the 10 commandments and was reiterated by Christ and the apostles in the New Testament.
In the Old Testament, God commissioned the images of a brass serpent as well as some ornamental images in the temple. Yet the brass serpent had to be destroyed when the people made an idol out of it. Likewise, Paul warned in Romans of the danger of Jewish observers committing sacrilege in their temple worship due to these elements. And that temple was also destroyed as Christ prophesied when the disciples were admiring its beauty.
When the disciples bowed the knee to Christ and called Him God, He did not rebuke them because that is exactly Who He is. He is the only human being Who can rightfully receive worship because He is fully God, and no other human being living or dead has any right to receive worship because they are no gods.
On the other hand when people merely marveled at the miracles of Peter and John, Peter challenged the onlookers to give glory to God not them.
When Paul and Barnabas were treated as gods by the people of Lystra after Paul healed a criple man, the apostles shouted and tore their clothes and ran to them begging they would not sacrifice to them.
When Herod received praise as a god for his oratory skills he was immediately killed by God.
When John was tempted to bow to the angel who spoke to him in the book of Revelation, the angel forbade him and directed his honors to Christ, telling him to worship God.
No attempt to redefine these acts will change what the Bible calls them - idolatry. When someone makes an image and bows or kneels to it, prays toward it, offers incense, food, flowers etc. to it; that person commits idolatry... even if it is supposed to represent the true God of heaven. He said not to do this very explicitly.
When you, other Catholics, and even the pope himself refuse to obey ths simple, plain command, it is not my opinion being disregarded, or some private interpretation, or personal preference or human tradition; it is a rebellion against the plain teaching and commands of God Himself.
And the real Mary, not the evil spirits who might impersonate her, would weep if she were aware of the horrific abomominations being done in her name. No, common sense does not call this abomination an “honor”. It is a dishonor to Mary and to God.
To advocate something that is or can lead to idolatry is not obeying the biblical command to flee idolatry. The Bible nowhere commands to make images of God, saints, Mary or anyone else or to bow or pray toward them.
Idolatrers will not enter the kingdom of heaven.