[bornacatholic]

IF you think Catholic Laity worship Mary, check every single Missal ever produced (and cite)a single solitary prayer wherein we Catholics offer sacrifice to Mary..

sorry, I left (and cite) out

[TomSmedley]

IF you think Catholic Laity worship Mary, check every single Missal ever produced (and cite)a single solitary prayer wherein we Catholics offer sacrifice to Mary..

Let the language of the Salve, Regina, with its appeals to the goddess, speak for itself.

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,
our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V./ Pray for us O holy Mother of God,
R./ that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Frankly, I'd rather look to God the Holy Spirit to make Jesus known to me now, in this life, than pin my hopes on a fellow human being making the introductions after I'm dead!