I guess the Catholic Church has just found another reason to take their own eyes away from Christ... WOW.....
What is it that you don't understand about the Catholic Church?
Have you ever read the CREED?
Do you know that first and foremost Catholics believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit?
Are you aware that Mary was the Mother of God?
Are you aware that the main forcus of the Catholic liturgy (Mass) is the Holy Eucharist instituted by Christ at the Last Supper?
I am speechless that there are still Protestants on this forum who are so uneducated about the Catholic Church!
Please do some research!!!!!!
Now to answer your question about Mary --
Catholics do not put Mary above Christ -- as witnessed in The Apostles and Nicene Creed.
We venerate Mary and ask for her intercession. We realize that the gifts (answers to our prayers) come from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!
BTW, have you ever asked anyone to pray for you? That's exactly what Catholics do -- we ask the Blessed Virgin Mary to pray for us!
So, do you still have a problem with this?