"And this is, sadly, the experience of many Catholics who are devoted to Mary. Believe it or not, when I was Catholic, I was VERY CATHOLIC."
Your mentioning this several times throughout this thread is leading me to believe otherwise. Sorry about the doubt, but people who go to Mass several times a week are generally much more humble than you are showing yourself to be (presuming you were active during the Mass. "going to Mass" doesn't mean much if you are not participating).
You have posted about a dozen times about this, so it naturally brings about some doubt, wouldn't you think? If I was to say over and over "I was an Evangelical Christian pastor" 10 times in one thread, what would you think?
Regards