Seems that God would disagree with you.
In the OT kneeling before a statue is considered worship by Him.
Besides, even if Catholics want to play word games and claim that what looks like worship to everyone observing isn't REALLY worship, it's still breaking the second commandment.
You can argue til the cows come home about the meanings of words but actions are objectively observed.
Exodus 20:4-6 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
Bowing down is bowing down.
Of all the excuses catholics have offered up to deny they worship Mary, this is one of the weakest.
Next, they'll be saying pictures of mom/dad/kids are no different.....oh wait....they already claim that also.
We have the examples in the NT when John fell before the angel in Revelation and was told to get up.
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9But he said to me, “Do not do that. I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who heed the words of this book. Worship God.†Rev 22:8-9 NASB
Same when Cornelius fell before Peter.
25When Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell at his feet and worshiped him. 26But Peter raised him up, saying, “Stand up; I too am just a man.†Acts 10:25-26 NASB