A book represents ideas. A statute is something else all together. I was just saying that nmh was not wrong when he said that some Catholics worship Mary. I don't know that it characterizes the religion.
Catholic do offer her veneration, which can appear to be worship. The sheer majority do not think she is God however. You should see the respect given to the communion host. Those who have been properly taught get down on both their knees and bow when it is exposed.
Many post-Luther non-Catholic Christians have this "either/or" mentality which is often the cause of these "Catholics worship Mary" ideas.