[ealgeone]

the traditional way to respond has to do with the picture in your wallet of your loved ones. you have it and carry it and look at it due to your love and affection for them. you - please - are not worshipping the thing.

Boy, that's weak, it fails on so many levels and is a false equivalence.

I don't pray to my departed mom.

I have not assigned false titles to her such as the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of the church, co-redemtrix, mediatrix.

I do not assign false attributes to her such as: perpetual virginity, immaculate conception.

I have not written prayers about her nor to her.

I do not offer false, unproven speculations regarding my mom as catholics do mary. See the assumption of mary.

I do not attribute any contribution to my mom's role in the salvation of mankind as does the catholic church.

"Mary is the intermediary through whom is distributed unto us this immense treasure of mercies gathered by God, for mercy and truth were created by Jesus Christ. Thus as no man goeth to the Father but by the Son, so no man goeth to Christ but by His Mother." (Vatican Website:  Encyclical of Pope Leo 13th on the Rosary, Octobri Mense, Pope Leo XIII, 1903-1914)

[avenir]

“”Mary is the intermediary through whom is distributed unto us this immense treasure of mercies gathered by God, for mercy and truth were created by Jesus Christ. Thus as no man goeth to the Father but by the Son, so no man goeth to Christ but by His Mother.” (Vatican Website: Encyclical of Pope Leo 13th on the Rosary, Octobri Mense, Pope Leo XIII, 1903-1914)”

Catholic FReepers, please tell me you don’t believe this! Seriously, if you do...repent (change your mind) of it.