>>It is important when you accuse us of worshipping Mary.
Enough so that you bothered to raise the allegation. Now, when delving into the issue, you back off and say, “it doesn’t matter anymore”.<<
I’m sorry. That is not what I meant by that statement. It actually matters quite a bit. And I am not accusing anyone specifically of worshiping Mary. However, I have said that one can easily infer, from the actions of some, that they do in fact deify Mary. I’m sure some to actually worship her, but only in the vein of “if it is possible to do, someone has done it” so that is really not germane.
My contention is more with the concept of praying to Mary.
I am not saying that it’s unimportant or that my feelings were hurt. Simply that it’s a serious allegation that has to be dealt with.
I know from what you say here that you have longstanding and serious issues with the Church beyond what we’ve discussed.
I was on the other side. There is nothing you’ve said here which I haven’t already said myself enough times. Yes, it is a difficult topic.
But I’m going to say again, we do not worship her. You’ll willingly accord her honour and that is all. Some of us do pray and ask her to pray for us. We all have our own patrons and we have Christ as well.
It’s like having a friend up there who will help us out. Love isn’t less because we love God and love people, Christ isn’t less because we honour his mother, and honour the Saints. Love isn’t a zero sum game.