[Dr. Eckleburg]

Mary was the Ark of the New Covenant.

Where does it say that in Scripture?

Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ because God ordained that He Himself would live and suffer and die like a man in order to satisfy His perfect justice. And so Christ was born of a woman.

But it is Christ we should be worshipping, not the earthly vessel that bore Him which to most Protestant minds again smacks of idolatry.

"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." -- Colossians 1:16-17

That sounds pretty conclusive. And there's no distinction being made among men. There is Jesus Christ...and then there's everyone else in need of Jesus Christ.

[adiaireton8]

But it is Christ we should be worshipping, not the earthly vessel that bore Him

Another straw man. At some point it becomes clear that there is no intention of avoiding misrepresenting the Church's position; rather the sense is that you are seeking to malign her.

-A8