‘Crying’ Virgin Mary Statue With Tears Streaming Down Her Face Stuns Churchgoers
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Idolatry.
Always felt like that to me, no man or woman either animal or human shall be worshipped.
Mary is not worshipped. She is revered...as the mother of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Just like Christ Himself would honor His mother. (Like the commandment tells us to do.)
For sure that is how it should be unfortunately not everyone has that knowledge you possess and so they continue to worship idols.
I will add that for some the understanding is that the idea of a human representing God is idol worship, the same goes for representing God as an animal.
Do you have any pictures if dead relatives? That would also be idol worship by your purity standards.
That is not an accurate statement. I do not worship my dead relatives. Catholics worship Mary and the other Saints. They pray to Mary. Where in the Bible did Jesus teach us to pray to Mary?