Venerating someone is not idolotry. Veneration is traditional Christianity aka all the groups that have an unbroken line from the apostles aka Orientals, Eastern, and Catholics.
It has two parts the firs is recognizing someone is an awsome good person who is in heaven, and the second is asking them to pray for you.
What is unchristian? Tell me is it unchristian for Americans to respect their soldiers and thank them for their service and be dare I'd say it "worshipful" towards them? What about asking someone at Church to pray for you.
I mean what's the alternative be like Westboro baptist and shit on the dead?
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@Agent23 said that veneration of Mary and saints is more than just a Catholic thing. And usually protestants shit on traditional Christians yet cozy up to other groups that do insult Mary and say some very offensive lies about her occupation.