Enjoy your perspective. Jesus himself taught us to pray; and, he didn't mention his mother. So, you believe the obviously infallible Pope is you wish. Jesus, who is God, disagrees with you and the Pope.
> Jesus himself taught us to pray; and, he didn’t mention his mother. <
Agreed. But that doesn’t mean that those words are the only thing that can be mentioned while in reverent prayer.
> So, you believe the obviously infallible Pope… <
The current pope is a buffoon, and a dangerous one at that. And as for the concept of papal infallibility, I have never accepted that idea.
Oh, and one more thing. The Gospels tell us that Mary was a very special individual. Luke say she was visited by the angel Gabriel. Mary was favored. So if someone wants to show her deep respect, or even talk to her, I see no problem with that.
Now here’s where I would have a problem, a big problem. It would be if someone elevated Mary to co-equal status with the Trinity. But I don’t see that happening here.