My real problem with a lot of catholicism is that over the centuries, it has taken its men of faith and made them larger than life. Yes God honors men of faith and shall reward them, but lands sakes taking someone like a simple maid and ascribing sinlessness and co redemptrix power to her blows away any comic book hero that Stan Lee ever drew.
This “hero making” actually detracts from the real example these folks had set and detracts from what the scripture says about humble faith...”His strength is made perfect in weakness...!”
Yeah...it does indeed distract from Christ...she becomes the focus unfortunately. I just came from the Vatican Website reading what some of the Popes stated about her. It is so disheartening reading that they encourage their people to worship her....further stating how they are to depend and rely on Her for various things which are Christ’s alone to do on our behalf. I say again as a mother myself....if I had watched my son endure for mankind what her son did, I would be beyond disappointed and certainly would be directing people to stop this and go directly to my son...I believe fully Mary would have us honor only her son, if she were alive and among us. She would take no glory for herslf at all.