Wow. I honestly don't know what to think of the apparent disdain some Roman Catholics have for the written Word they claim to have "given" to us.
Where your argument fails, again, is there are no prohibitions on owning a Bible.
There are however, prohibitions on idolatry.
The idols Catholics kneel before and pray to, the reliance upon "Mary" for salvation, the equating of "Mary" as Co-redemtrix, Mediatrix, the belief that wearing a piece of cloth can save you from the hell-fire, the false promises of the Rosary, all testify to the Roman Catholic worship of "Mary".
The whole field of Mariology is another extension of this worship of "Mary".
“Wow. I honestly don’t know what to think of the apparent disdain some Roman Catholics have for the written Word they claim to have “given” to us.”
There was no disdain for God’s Word in anything I wrote but your false insinuation that there was is certainly an example of how Protestants opposed to the Catholic Church often struggle to tell the truth.
“Where your argument fails, again, is there are no prohibitions on owning a Bible.”
And there’s no prohibition to having a statue either. Just don’t worship it. Remember, the Bible notes that statues were placed in the Temple itself, others rested upon the mercy seat. I have seen Catholics, Orthodox and even Protestants venerate the Word: kissing their Bibles, praying with it in their hands, holding over someone in prayer. I never made the mistake of concluding those people were worshiping the Bible.
“The idols Catholics kneel before and pray to,”
We don’t pray to statues. You’ll keep saying we do. You just don’t seem to care about the truth. I’ve been Catholic my whole life and I have never once prayed to a statue or painting or any other artwork. I have yet to meet any Catholic who has. I have met a whole bunch of Protestant anti-Catholics, however, who post completely false statements like what you just posted.
“...the reliance upon “Mary” for salvation,”
Actually we all rely on Jesus, we just know He at times works through His saints to accomplish good things. But that fact won’t stop you from posting something false, however.
“...the equating of “Mary” as Co-redemtrix, Mediatrix,”
There’s no equating.
“the belief that wearing a piece of cloth can save you from the hell-fire,”
Not taught by any official Catholic organ or agency. You are, of course, completely ignoring important things like “departing this world in charity”. But why let the truth get in the way of a good falsehood, right?
“the false promises of the Rosary,”
There aren’t any.
“all testify to the Roman Catholic worship of “Mary”.”
Nothing you just said is true.
“The whole field of Mariology is another extension of this worship of “Mary”.”
No, because then that would mean all Protestants are guilty of Bibliolatry. But only someone with circumspection will see that rather obvious point so anti-Catholics miss it every time.