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I've had a lot of interest in the last two weeks about Mary from both Protestant and Catholics alike (DM and IRL). "but Catholics worship Mary tho" from Protestants and "it drives me crazy when they say we worship Mary when it's so obvious we don't" from Catholics.
Coming from an interesting perspective of a former Protestant very gratefully turned Catholic, I wonder if I can shed some light or with my clumsy words make it worse lol.
90% of the accusations of Mary worship come from repeaters of the narrative, victims of the continual hammering of misinformation. And like all narratives religious political and social, many do not seek to verify but to join as they are comfortably self affirming.
Thus the quick condemnation of the speakers of this lie. And yet there are many important circles who in their integrity search for evidence. Even if they don't read the actual teaching which condemns the worship of our Lady, some will seek observational confirmation.
Hopefully not from movies lol, but from documentaries or actually observing a live Catholic human. In this they use, as I once did, the point of reference of their own worship to define worship and compare the veneration of our Mother against the definition they have of worship.
And if we're honest, their conclusion is quite logical. They are the same, therefore worship. The issue is not our veneration of Mary, but that Protestant worship is in itself veneration. Not that Christ is not there, we know that when two or three are gathered...
The revolt against the Church known as the Reformation, has deprived our brothers and sisters of the sacrifice of the Mass and the sacraments that Christ has so graciously granted. If we remember how we are gifted how can we condemn those who are deprived?
Fellow Catholics let us have compassion on those of whom the reformation has removed from true worships in the holy Church. Let's remember the way our Lord graces us and imagine what it would be like if it were taken. Please join me in praying for our brothers and sisters
outside the Church. Let's be thankful and remember our gifts.
