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[ I suspect that many of these folks who become nominal evangelicals will eventually find their way back to Catholicism with a renewed fervor--particularly after hearing one or two sermons which vilify Our Lady. ]

I've heard a few of those, actually more than a few.. Most don't vilify "Our Lady" but vilify the deification of her.. even to worship.. of the Queen of Heaven.. Which anybody with a smattering of knowledge of pagan religions knows that Most ALL pagan religions worship/rever a "Queen of Heaven".. Foreign to the "bible".. but very common to pagans..

I've heard a few of those, actually more than a few.. Most don't vilify "Our Lady" but vilify the deification of her.. even to worship.. of the Queen of Heaven.. Which anybody with a smattering of knowledge of pagan religions knows that Most ALL pagan religions worship/rever a "Queen of Heaven".. Foreign to the "bible".. but very common to pagans..

So then they lie and misrepresent Catholic teaching? I'm shocked. Do they tell them that St. Juan Diego didn't actually see Our Lady of Guadalupe--that it was all a big hoax? I'm sure that will go over really big.

Catholics have never taught that Mary is a goddess. Never. The Council of Ephesus (AD 431) proclaimed her "Theotokos"--Mother of God. She is known as the Hodegetria--She who shows the way--always deferring to Christ, her Son. Always saying, "Do whatever he tells you."

Catholics don't worship the Blessed Virgin. We do, however, pray to her and ask her to intercede for us with her Son, as we do with all of the Saints.

My family is 100% Christian. Half of them are Roman Catholic. Even so, there is more Spiritual agreement than disagreement among them. If I were to characterize the difference it would be that one side is comfortable with a hierarchy of spiritual authority in the body of Christ - the other sees Christ alone as the Spiritual authority (or "head") of the body.