You fail to see the point I am making. First, I don't remember bringing up the topic of Mary worship. The point I am making is that I, a non-Catholic, have a better understanding of the Catachism than most of my in-laws and friends who are Catholic. They can't even begin to explain what is in it, so they can't even attempt to defend it.
They go through motions of "praying" to Mary, and if you accuse them of worshipping Mary, they have no defense to give. They just stare at you with nothing to say. As far as they are concerned, they ARE worshipping Mary, because they have been shown a tradition with no explaination, thus they have no concept of what or why they do what they do.
I may have disagreements with the Catholic Church, but I find that most of the Catholics I know don't understand the teachings they have been exposed to. They go through motions that have no meaning to them, yet they trust in those very actions for their salvation.
How real is their salvation when they have no understanding?
Catholics should not "Worship" Mary. I was attempting to state the offical position. I agree some Catholics don't understand the differnce in asking Mary to intercede on our behalf and direct prayer to God.Good night and God Bless.