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Hi Iscool,

Yes I have noted that the Popes really are the leaders who dictate these behaviors to their memberships. Bishops as well for I understand they are the deciding factor in how each parish etc. is operated. Some really go out there far into left field too! So in doing so this leaves most catholics in the position that pretty much anything goes as they always have some Pope in History they can refer to and justify their behavior and or beliefs. That’s why we see so many references that are not scripture...much of their faith seems to rest on writings and works “permitted” by Rome...and published by them.

For me Gods word will always be the standard all is measured by. And that not with out bringing the issues before Him as I do so.

Even their pope prays to and worships Mary...

Did you see this?

A more recent Pope, John Paul, was also known for his heavy emphasia on Mary with his motto, "Mary, I am totally yours".

http://www.ewtn.com/entrustment/index.htm

When elected Pope in 1978, Karol Wojtyla of Poland dedicated his papacy to Mary, taking as his episcopal motto the Latin words “Totus Tuus,” meaning “Totally Yours” (“John Paul II’s Devotion to Mary,” Inside the Vatican, special insert, May 1996).

He had these words of devotion to Mary embroidered on his papal robes.

John Paul II even used the term “worship” to describe devotion to Mary. In his general audience of May 7, 1997, the Pope said that “MARIAN WORSHIP in the ecclesial community ... is based on the will of Christ” and “MARY IS THE PATH THAT LEADS TO CHRIST...” (Vatican Information Service, May 7, 1997). He concluded by urging all Christians to acknowledge Mary’s “providential role in the path of salvation.”

Engraved in his wooden coffin, viewed at what has been called “the world’s largest funeral,” was a large letter M for Mary (The Evening Standard, London, Apr. 8, 2005).