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[ I have a really serious question: Why can Catholics not just admit they worship Mary, give up all the wordplay and double talk and just admit it? Like Dr. Phil says, you can’t fix what you deny ]

The trick is in the word "worship"... What some see as worship others parse the concept.. LIKE; many prostestants actually WORSHIP THE BIBLE.. but would deny it to your face and huff and puff as they walked away from you calling you a moron.. BUT; they do nevertheless.. Doubletalk must cleaned up at home before you start cleaning up your neighbors house.. Nez Pas... Not all roman catholics (or EO) worship Mary and not all prosties worship the bible.. but doubtless some of both DO..

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I expected this reply. Do Jews "worship" the Torah when they wrap it in cloth and even give it a funeral when it's damaged? Do others of us build altars to the bible and pray to it, burn candles and bow down before it? Do we build images of it and dress it up and parade it thru streets with gold on its head on its special feast days? There is a definite difference, and this is a weak argument to Mariology.

God Himself tells us to meditate upon it day and night, plus lots more, yet there are no instructions from Him regarding worshiping creatures. And that is the difference, the bible is not a creature.