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"Ah, but the Magicsteeringthem leadership tells them that they have a goddess, a mother of god, to whom they can appeal when their sacrifice is not available to hear their pleas. This is all, of course, contrary to what the Bible, The Word of God teaches."

Actually, MHGinTN, that is a falsehood.

It's two falsehoods: (1) the Magisterium (correct terminology promotes respectful dialogue) does not teach that Mary is a goddess, and (2) the Magisterium does not teach that we appeal to Mary when our "sacrifice is not available," whatever that means.

Telling falsehoods about other people's faith is contrary to what the Bible, the Word of God, teaches.

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."

I am your neighbor.

Please keep that in mind.

Ah, I see the bee in your bonnet. I left off the sarcasm tag.

After studying your religion, I am no longer of a mind to respect it or anyone who so arduously defends the blasphemies and heresies which hallmark Catholicism. When your religion insults the Mother of Jesus by making claims that she can save people and is a doorway to salvation, and can be appealed to (she is a dead person, so that alone is a forbidden practice called necromancy) to get her to appeal to Christ for you, well such foolishness, regardless of how many centuries such hersey has been taught as catholic dogma, marks your mystery religion as false. A poor counterfeit devised by a very cunning mind who hates The Truth, The Way, and The Light.

If I did not, after studying the shocking blasphemies in catholicisim, warn my neighbors, I am to be held accountable for not sounding the warning and sharing the Gospel of Grace in Christ Jesus, the hallmark of which is immediate Justification then a life of sanctification by His indwelling life in the Believer/the Faither in Christ as Messiah and Lord.

You asserted, "I am your neighbor. Please keep that in mind." Since I know you live but a few miles from me in East Tennessee, are you trying to issue a vague threat?

(1) the Magisterium (correct terminology promotes respectful dialogue) does not teach that Mary is a goddess,

Just has the POWERS of one...

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'!