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I posted that to illustrate what it is like when people post hallucinations rather than the truth. People post “Catholics worship Mary” all the time. I posted some other statements about Protestants that were equally true, that’s all.

Difference being there is truth in what is posted about "catholics worship mary".

Statues of Mary......check!

Praying to Mary.....check!

Belief that Mary can hear and answer a multitude of prayers.....check!

Ask Mary for help.....check!

Dependence upon Mary to ask Jesus to do things for us.....check!

Official claim that Mary is Helper, Advocate......check!

False titles assigned to Mary.....check!

False beliefs about Mary.....check!

I posted that to illustrate what it is like when people post hallucinations rather than the truth.

Nice attempt at cover, but it was posted as a Catholic fact. From a Catholic Preist. No disclaimer until you were called on it.

Too late to un-say it.

Sometimes what people say defines them.

Own it, it's ok.

People post “Catholics worship Mary” all the time.

Don't you just HATE when that happens?

Bernadine: …all gifts, all virtues, and all graces are dispensed by the hands of Mary to whomsoever, when, and as she pleases. O Lady, since thou art the dispenser of all graces, and since the grace of salvation can ONLY come through thy hands, OUR SALVATION DEPENDS ON THEE.

Bonaventure: …the gates of heaven will open to all who confide in the protection of Mary. Blessed are they who know thee, O Mother of God, for the knowledge of THEE is the high road to everlasting life, and the publication of thy virtues is the way of ETERNAL SALVATION . Give ear, O ye nations; and all you who desire heaven , serve, honor Mary, and certainly you will find ETERNAL LIFE.

Ephem: …devotion to the divine Mother…is the unlocking of the heavenly Jerusalem.

Blosius: To the, O Lady, are committed the KEYS and the treasures of the kingdom of Heaven.

Ambrose: …constantly pray ‘Open to us, O Mary, the gates of paradise, since thou hast its KEYS.

Fulgetius: …by Mary God descended from Heaven into the world, that by HER man might ascend from earth to Heaven.

Athanasius: …And, thou, O Lady, wast filled with grace, that thou mightiest be the way of our SALVATION and the means of ascent to the heavenly Kingdom.

Richard of Laurence: Mary, in fine, is the mistress of heaven; for there she commands as she wills, and ADMITS whom she wills.

Guerric: …he who serves Mary and for whom she intercedes, is as CERTAIN of heaven as if he were already there…and those who DO NOT serve Mary will NOT BE SAVED.

Anselm: It suffices, O Lady, that thou willest it, and our SALVATION is certain.

Antoninus: …souls protected by Mary, and on which she casts her eyes, are NECESSARILY JUSTIFIED AND SAVED.

I posted that to illustrate what it is like when people post hallucinations rather than the truth.

Let's try some easy math:

There are approximately 1.2 billion Catholics world wide;

If merely 1% of them 'ask' Mary for help just once each day;

that means that 12 million separate prayers are headed Mary's direction every day.

Given that there are 86,400 seconds per day... (24 hours times 60 minutes times 60 seconds)

...that means that Mary has to handle approximately 139 'requests' per second!

Purty good fer someone NOT 'divine'!