Not so...we are to follow and emmulate Christ...Mary is respected and of course honored in the role she played as Jesus’s earthly mother....but that;s as far as it goes or should go. All these statues and great parades and kissing her, bowing down to these idols..praying to her and other departed saints, is just plain wrong and God said not to do such things as the pagans do...instead the catholic church brought these rituals and this idolatry right thru the front door with a welcome mat!..and built more on top of it ever since.
Mary doesn’t lead us to Jesus at all...she’s in heaven with the Lord.....it’s the work of the Holy Spoirit which brings us to Christ. Just as is clearly stated in the Scriptures and experienced by those who know the Lord and His workings.
The catholic church needs it’s membership to worship and adore her as much as they need the priesthood....remove these two practices and the church will fall....and the vatican will fight tooth and nail to keep them established...Just as Jeffreys does to keep his followers in subjection and other organizations who generate vast revenues to it’s leadership.
I go with what Jesus said to the stewards at the Wedding Feast at Cana. "Do what she tells you". Jesus chose to begin his public ministry after being asked to do so by His Mother. He listened to her, which means he respected her judgement and decision. She knew who He was, and why He was here. There are many in this world who are led by her gentle ministrations to her Son. They don't worship her in the way they worship Jesus, though they do revere her, as He did.