Do Catholics worship Mary? Do they worship Mary far more than they worship Jesus Christ? Is Mary worship a form of idolatry? Have Catholics invented a godess to worship who has no relationship to the true Mary of the Bible?
The Reformers think so.
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I’m not sure about others out there, but in all the parishes I’ve attended (5+) and in all my experiences with Catholics, the answer to is unequivocally “No, Catholics do not worship Mary.”
I would be highly concerned if there were any worship of Mary because I think that is or is very close to idolatry. But in all my experiences, including my own, the primary focus on Mary is one of reverence, not worship.
But the church does at the highest levels?
I can’t speak for the Church as a whole at the highest levels, honestly because there’s so much I don’t know and so much that I could never know.
Maybe one day I’ll do a deep dive into everything, but probably not. I’ll continue to know the Church by my personal experiences with it, not what others say about it because there’s simply too many psyops and propaganda to sift through in this life.
I have great respect for each Christian denomination, and I try to use Bitcoin as a way of understanding the various forms of Christianity. At the end of the day, the nodes are who decide, not a central authority.
Gnostics gonna gnostic.
Yes to all. I saw a response to one of your other posts, presumably from a Catholic, that said something like "No Mary, no Jesus. Know Mary, know Jesus." Absolutely horrifying. I'll never understand those who see Roman Catholicism as a somewhat misguided form of Christianity. It's not Christian at all. MacArthur once quoted someone (can't recall whom) who said that "the Catholic church is Satan's greatest masterpiece." I tend to agree.
Yikes, that quote is quite a statement. I would encourage reading some of the early Church fathers to see what they believed.
You must study this for yourself.
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You are all gossiping about Catholic theology as if you can't just look it up. Catholic theology is the most well defined, formalized and documented system of thought in the history of the human race. That makes "Catholics worship Marry" claims either a display of profound and willful ignorance, or just slander. It's also very defensive. Are you so insecure in your relationship with Christ that you have to defame ours to feel better about your own? You might want to look into that. You might also want to ask yourself what He thinks about you slandering people for showing love and respect to His mother.
It's fine to have theological disagreements, if they are sincere and you are working to get to the truth. But if that's what you would like to do, just go open up your favorite AI, and ask "Can you explain whar Catholics believe and practice, with respect to the Virgin Mary? Do Catholics worship Mary? Please use authentic Catholic sources that are approved by the Church" It will tell you what we believe and practice. Then please don't tell anymore lies about us. You may still disagree, but do it honestly.
In my experience, I see Catholicism more as a way in which one creates a method to always have an excuse to do all kinds of evil while feeling that by worshipping her, everything they do will be forgiven without limit, regardless of whether what they did was hurt or kill someone.
No more Hail Mary for you!
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We had our furnace cleaned a month ago and on the way out the guy turns and says, “ I want you to have this. She’s been good to me.” Hands over a little medallion of Mary. 🤦♂️
