"I am not Catholic and I am trying so hard to understand why this isn't considered idolatry, anyone care to respond (anyone well versed in Catholicism and Theology)."
If you are really serious with this request. Might I suggest you try to find in a public library or elsewhere a book titled "The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship", authored by the late Rev. Alexander Hislop. Published by: Loizeaux Brothers.
It is a long read, full of knowledge known for thousands of years but often simply neglected. I'll leave it go at that.
Thanks for the info, I will look into it.