Please pardon the mistake. My husband who used to be a Catholic, also hates it when anybody says anything about Catholics and what they believe, because they are always wrong. Of course usually it comes from what a Catholic once said they believed or said they do. But it is always either something that is out of date or something that some Catholic thinks but doesn't really reflect the teaching of the head honchos. For example: all of the Catholic masses where I've been to and seen people appear to worship Mary and had it explained to me, after my asking, that yes, they do pray to her. But I guess I can never see anything in mass and know what it means or hear anything that a Catholic says they do and really know anything about it-a most confusing religion and most frustrating to hear come up in conversation. Usually I just keep my mouth shut since I have long been aware of this difficulty of knowing what is real and what is not with respect to the Catholic church. Every single thing my Catholic grandfather ever told me about it has been refuted by my husband as out of date or just misunderstood. But for the record my mother in law who is the most devout Catholic I have ever come in contact with does pray to Mary; and praying is an act of worship. So what is your take on Mary? I'm always willing to listen and try to learn.