[marbren]

Hi Mad Dawg, I believe idol worship is all around us. As You know, an idol is what we put our faith and trust in instead of Our Lord Jesus Christ. There are many protestants that worship the Bible or Church building or what ever as idols. Money is the idol for the materialistic. Do you concede it is possible for someone in a Roman Catholic church to worship Mary as an idol?

[Mad Dawg]

Of course! And not just Mary. I think idolatry extends to worshipping one’s ideas, for example one’s idea of God. Idolatry and pride are so bound up in one another, that I think we have to pray for the grace of humility a LOT.

But I’m hoping that we can discuss what I struggled to express about diversity among Catholics. I don’t want to get into general mugging and defending denominations or groups