So, I went to Wikipedia, and I found the following listing as part of the distinctly Catholic belief system:
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia # Veneration of Mary, the mother of Jesus as the Blessed Virgin Mary or Theotokos, and veneration of the saints.
# A distinction between adoration (latria) for God, and veneration (dulia) for saints. The term hyperdulia is used for a special veneration accorded to the Virgin Mary among the saints. Some do not accept the distinction between hyperdulia and dulia.
# The use of prayer for the dead.
# Requests to the departed saints for intercessory prayers.
# Belief in Exorcisms |
And then this section on Veneration:
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia In Catholic and Orthodox theology, veneration is a type of honor distinct from the worship due to God alone. Church theologians have long adopted the terms latria for the sacrificial worship due to God alone, and dulia for the veneration given to saints and icons. Catholic theology also includes the term hyperdulia for the type of veneration specifically paid to Mary, mother of Jesus, in Catholic tradition. This distinction is spelled out in the dogmatic conclusions of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787), which also decreed that iconoclasm (forbidding icons and their veneration) is a heresy that amounts to a denial of the incarnation of Jesus. |
Hence, the "Mary worshippers" tag. Now it makes sense to me.