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"Anecdotally, I go to the Catholic Store online and click on Statues. There are 8 Jesus statues. There are 20 Mary Statues. There are 12 books on the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There are 44 on Mary/Rosary. There are 13 Catholic pictures. 7 of them have Mary in them or are all about Mary. It goes on and on. Mary IS worshipped in Catholicism. And the worship of Mary takes the focus off of her Son. Irreconcilable. Short of the Holy Spirit, I agree."

Take a look at these:

http://store.holycrossbookstore.com/

http://www.svspress.com/

You won't find any statues at all, but that's not really our thing. I'd be interested on your take on the offerings of the seminary bookstores. As a pratical matter, aside from a few other presses and monasteries, these are where our books, sacramentals etc come from.

There are 8 Jesus statues. There are 20 Mary Statues. There are 12 books on the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There are 44 on Mary/Rosary. There are 13 Catholic pictures. 7 of them have Mary in them or are all about Mary.

The store in question is www.catholicstore.com.

The books are in about 40 categories. One is Mary / Rosary. Others are on a wide array of issues. Blogger picked one particular topic to illustrate lack of interest in fundamental theology. He could also have picked Reference / Education, (61 items), Philosophy / Theology(64), Sacraments (19), Catechisms (4), Apologetic (83, highly recommend this one), Liturgical / Mass / Issues (41), Encyclicals / Letters / Law (76); Religion & History / Papacy (51), and I am skipping over less weighty devotional or personal growth categories.

Statues of Mary are traditional. Jesus is traditionally shown on a cross (14 categories, did not count items in them, did not count medals and body crosses, or jewelry).

Now, devotions to Mary are indeed strikingly popular in Catholicism, no question. It is a good thing. I am sure some Catholics misunderstand marianism. (I am likewise sure that nearly all Protestants misunderstand the scripture). Overall, if you love Christ you will love Mary. Among the signs of divine election, a friendship of the Blessed Virgin is the surest. Think about it.