Many claim that Catholic’s worship Mary

Many claim that Catholic’s worship Mary and will ignore that in Catholic theology there is a distinction used in the type of honor that is given to Mary and the saints(dulia) and the type of worship that is reserved for God alone(latria).

1. In the OT we find the Greek word for worship, Exodus 18:7: And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. Greek “proskuneo”

Same verse translated as follows:

KJV “and did obeisance, and kissed him”

Douay “and worshipped and kissed him”

NIV” and bowed down and kissed him”

Latin Vulgate”adoravit”

2. Same Greek word used in the NT, Mark 5:6 and when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him. Greek “proskuneo”

Same verse translated as follows:

KJV” and worshipped him”

NIV” fell on his knees in front of him”

Latin Vulgate”adoravit”

Douay “adored him”

Notice the same Greek word is used for the honor/worship given to a human in the OT and the adoration given to Jesus in the NT, but notice the distinction the Douay Bible (first English translation from the Latin Vulgate approved by the Church) gives to the same Greek word. Worship in regards to man but adore in regards to Jesus, this example is in keeping with the Catholic distinction given to the word worship, Greek word “proskuneo”.