You can’t or will not answer the questions, so you punt.
You can always look up why the Catholic Church respects the Blessed Mother as the first and most Holy Saint that is closest to Jesus.
If one is truly close to Jesus, then it should be easy to understand why we are close to the Blessed Mother and ask for her prayers and intercessions.
—> Catholic Church respects the Blessed Mother as the first and most Holy Saint that is closest to Jesus.
Never in Scripture.
—> we are close to the Blessed Mother and ask for her prayers and intercessions
No evidence she can hear a single word from those on earth.
Never revealed in Scripture
Never commanded by an apostle
Never taught by an apostle
Never practiced before 100 ad.
Stolen from the Greek pantheon of lesser gods.
But the Roman Catholic has bigger theological issues involving salvation they need to address. Such as the non-Biblical position of the necessity of going through Mary for salvation.