[Right_Wing_Mole_In_Seattle]

I am seriously at a loss as to how:
- singing to God
- praising God
- praying to God
- devotion to God
- thanking God
is all worship of God...

yet:
- singing to Mary
- praising Mary
- praying to Mary
- devotion to Mary
- thanking Mary
is not worship of Mary.

Does the Catholic Church have an official definition of worship?

I've never sung that song in Church...I'm sure that if you look deep enough you can find many things that make Catholics look bad...

Just for the record, I pulled that hymn out of the US Armed Forces Book of Worship, which is a compilation of Catholic, Protestant and Judaic Hymns. I'm assuming that the song is pretty mainstream since a panel of Catholic chaplains would have had to put it there. (Maybe someone else can attest to how common the hymn is.) I admit that the language in this hymn was the worst, but the language in the other hymns weren't all that different.

[nickcarraway]

If a man:

- sings to his wife

- praises his wife

- is devoted to his wife

- thanks his wife

does he worship his wife as God or is he a good husband?

I fail to see how this song elevates Mary to divinity, and if Catholics thought Mary was divine, why do they hide it? Wouldn't that be blasphemous. These arguments sound like what a Pharisee would say to Jesus.

[tiki]

It is what is in your heart that matters. I know you guys, you want to nit pick us to death with accusations and your own misunderstandings. I've heard the arguments more than I ever wanted to and we'll have to agree to disagree. When God wants you to know the whole truth, you will, whether it is in this life or the next.