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To: metmom

If Catholics do not worship Mary, why do so many of them have small shrines to Mary in front of their homes? Especially noticeable in predominantly Catholic small towns.


216 posted on 08/23/2013 4:01:43 PM PDT by Old Yeller (Who am I to judge homosexuals? That's what the Tony Awards are for.)
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To: Old Yeller

We got a statue of George Patton at our local VFW but we don’t “worship” him....


217 posted on 08/23/2013 4:02:57 PM PDT by nascarnation (Democrats control the Presidency, Senate, and Media. It's an uphill climb....)
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To: Old Yeller

I see it every day.


222 posted on 08/23/2013 4:13:48 PM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: Old Yeller

They give hyper-dulia to Mary, it just looks pretty much like worship.

The shrines, religious medals, scapulas, and relics are used like talismans or more like good luck charms.


227 posted on 08/23/2013 5:12:13 PM PDT by bkaycee (John 3:16)
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