We know what Catholics in their theological hair splitting define *wroship* and *venerate* as, but the rest of the world sees the truth.
http://www.synonym.com/synonyms/worship/
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb worship
Sense 1:
idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere - adore
Sense 2:
worship - reverence, fear, revere, venerate
Sense 3:
worship - attend, go to
Because they don't hold to Scripture as the rule of their faith we can add just about anything after that.
Once their hierarchy decided they were the only ones who could properly understand Scripture and that "tradition" was equal to Scripture in importance they began the long process of wandering lost in the wilderness because they had lost their compass. It's part of the reason they mock us Bible believing Christians. They can't understand how we can be so confident in our beliefs, because they aren't.
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb worship
Sense 1:
idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere - adore
Sense 2:
worship - reverence, fear, revere, venerate
Sense 3:
worship - attend, go to
ABSOLUTELY INDEED.
I’m thinking there must be another
Vatican Alice In Wonderland School of Theology and Reality Mangling text book to supplement their Daffynitionary.
Maybe it’s called something like
WEASEL WORDS SUITABLE FOR SUBSTITUTION.