” catholics do place the departed and Mary on the same or higher level than Christ...”
All Catholics as your sentence implies?
If the shoe fits....
If I was attending a catholic church and the behavior catholics do, as well as what they believe went against the clear teaching of scripture I would not go there and in fact would leave. Catholics do not.. as their allegiance is to the catholic system of operation (Rome and or the doctrines of) and the belief if they leave they put their salvation in jeapordy.
If you are saying there are catholics who remain in the church knowing full well it’s teaching opposes what Christ teaches..then I would agree some remain..many who infact believe they are called to remain in order to “evangelize” people within the church...they see their mission as that and the catholic church as a mission field.
All Catholics as your sentence implies?
Roman Catholics proudly tell us that as Mary told Jesus what to do, we should likewise do what Mary tells us to do.
That perspective, giving the creature any authority over the Creator, is an abomination to God.
Flee from the idolatry Rome teaches.