‘My point is: Any objective observer, familiar with goddess worship, will tend to think veneration of Mary is just that. ‘
I am familiar with all different sorts of religions and I do not think that the Catholic veneration of Mary even comes remotely close to goddess worship.
And you are a Roman Catholic, or a "token atheist"?
But can recognize a duck? (see post #56 above)
You are being asked “Would you like to play The Game?”