Do Catholics worship Mary, Angels, the Bible, the cross?Or do we honor them as instruments to God?

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I’ve never heard the accusation that Catholics worship the Bible. Usually we’re accused of disbelieving the Bible.

And no. We do not worship the Virgin Mary nor the saints, nor do we worship the cross. We reverence the Blessed Virgin and we honor the saints.
 
Worship is what we give to God. To say I worship the Virgin Mary would be to say I treat her as God or equal to God.
We do not worship the Virgin Mary.

Veneration is a high degree of respect or honor.
 
We worship God, who is a Trinity, and we worship him alone. We venerate the Saints like Mary and the Angels, but we do not worship them because that would be idolatry. We hold the Bible in high esteem, and we consider it inspired by God and thus scripture and hold it to a supreme authority equal to Tradition which is also inspired. The Bible is the central text of the Catholic Church, so of course we venerate it as well. But we do not worship it since again, that would be idolatry. God and God alone can be worshiped and nothing else.
 
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Q. Do Catholics worship Mary, Angels, the Bible, the cross? Or do we honor them as instruments to God?
A. Yes Catholics worship them all with veneration, but not adoration due to God alone.

Modern Catholic Dictionary, Worship
Acknowledgment of another’s worth, dignity, or superior position. In religion, worship is
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  • given either to God, and then it is adoration,
  • or to the angels and saints, and it is called veneration.
 
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We do not worship Mary, Saints, Angels, Bible or the Cross. We venerate Mary, Saints & the Cross. One does not worship or venerate the Bible, we respect it as the Word Of God. The only one Catholics worship is God.
 
We honor God alone as the source and principle of all things. We honor the Bible as His revelation, the Angels as His messengers, the crucifix as the means by which He wrought our salvation, and Mary as the one He sanctified and who cooperated with Him to bring about His Incarnation. As you’ll note, the reasons we honor all those things which are not God are based on their relationship to God.
 
In Latin, Latria, hyperdulia, and dulia.
Latria is given only to God. We actually give up the Sacrifice to God. This is worship. We adore Him profoundly.

Hyperdulia is the veneration given to the blessed mother. She is the greatest of saints and the queen of heaven. Think of the veneration given a queen of Spain or some other worldly place when there is a fully functioning king in charge. As the mother of God, she is the most blessed among creatures.

Dulia is given to all the saints as they are holy servants of God, our brothers in Christ yet our elders in holiness.
 
Technically it’s both.
They are Greek loan words (I hadn’t realized that) to the Latin language.

Sorta like how karoshi is an English word, but it’s a loan from Japanese.
 
Yes, they are Greek and the difference between dulia, latria & hyperdulia is the answer to the question.
 
Mary is the Mother of God. So we pray though her to bring our prayers to her son Jesus. To Jesus through Mary.

The Holy Angels are present before God, so we ask for thier intercession before Him as well.

The Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit, and we follow the Word of God.

The Holy Cross is a symbol of Christ’s sacrifice for us.

Seems very logical to me and I hope it’s logical to you too.
God bless you and thank you for asking🌸 I hope it clears up any misunderstanding you may have about this.
 
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