If a drowning person were to say, "Mary, save me!" A. Is that asking Mary to intercede with God and ask Him to save him/her? Or B. Is it simply asking Mary to save him/her? A.
Suppose, we later asked the person and they said, I meant "B" is that idolatry?
Suppose...suppose...suppose...
Respectfully, Polycarp, I think your response here is that of an apologetist and ignores the reality in the lives of many people who really mean "B" and not "A".