Call it veneration, devotion, or respect all you want.
But bowing before statues, whispering prayers to Mary,
and invoking saints as if they’re heavenly call centers is idolatry.
And God has spoken clearly,
“You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image… You shall not bow down to them or serve them.”
— Exodus 20:3–5
It doesn’t matter what your priest says.
It doesn’t matter how comforting your rosary feels.
It doesn’t matter how long the Catholic church has done it.
It’s still wrong.
Mary is Not Your Mediator.
Mary was blessed absolutely.
She bore Christ beautifully.
She trusted God fully.
But Mary is not the Queen of Heaven.
She’s not your co-redemptrix.
She’s not listening to your prayers.
She doesn’t stand between you and Christ.
“For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
— 1 Timothy 2:5
Mary needed a Savior just like you do.
She called God her Savior.
The Catholic Mary is a counterfeit.
An idol carved from tradition.
You Don’t Need a Saint’s Help.
Need lost items? Pray to St. Anthony.
Traveling? Call St. Christopher.
Hopeless? Petition St. Jude.
Sick? Invoke Padre Pio.
Sounds harmless, right?
But this isn’t devotion, it’s paganism in a halo.
The Bible says clearly,
“Since then we have a great high priest… Jesus the Son of God… Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace…”
— Hebrews 4:14–16
You don’t need a saint to intercede.
You don’t need a roster of dead heroes.
You have Christ.
His blood tore the veil.
You have direct access to God.
“But we don’t worship saints or Mary!”
Catholics say this often.
But here’s reality.
You kneel before statues.
You pray to saints for intervention.
You kiss relics.
You bow in devotion to Mary’s image.
You chant her name repeatedly, asking for her prayers.
If it looks like worship,
and sounds like worship,
and acts like worship,
then it’s worship.
The Catholic Church twists semantics to soften idolatry.
But God isn’t fooled.
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols.”
— 1 John 5:21
This Isn’t Harmless Tradition
Every prayer to Mary steals glory from Christ.
Every saint invoked distracts you from the Savior.
Every statue honored mocks the God who alone deserves your worship.
There’s only one name given to men for salvation and it’s not Mary’s.
“And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
— Acts 4:12
If you trust in Mary or saints,
you trust a lie.
Come Out From the Idols.
Break your statues.
Drop your beads.
Burn the holy cards.
Stop the saint prayers.
Turn back to Christ alone.
Mary can’t help you.
The saints won’t answer.
But Christ can save.
His arms alone are open.
He alone hears your prayers.
He alone is worthy of worship.
And He alone is enough.
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