“To all the educated Catholics that read the Catechism etc. What about the illiterate peon in some village in Mexico?”
Stereotype much?
“Do the finer points of latria and hyperdulia translate as well to that guy?”
Fine point? God is God. Mary is not. That’s not a fine point. That’s a huge gulf.
“Does the sale of patron saint statues and the rest of the saint commerce also translate as easily to the wretched poor around the world, as easily as it does to educated American Catholics?”
Yes, in fact, in some ways, more so.
Ever been someplace really poor? The people are illiterate, most people in Mexico are poor
Fine point? God is God. Mary is not. That’s not a fine point. That’s a huge gulf. “Does the sale of patron saint statues and the rest of the saint commerce also translate as easily to the wretched poor around the world, as easily as it does to educated American Catholics?” Yes, in fact, in some ways, more so.
Which is why it goes on, the concentration of the everyday guy M-S is some saint or Mary. Jesus shows on Sunday, but if you need Him any other time call His ma. Great catechesis!