I am not Catholic,...but...I'd feel much more confident about the future of our nation if Catholics would really BE Catholic. ( That includes all of our Catholic legislators.)
Personally, I am not going to be picky picky about what Catholic believe regarding Mary.
I concur with your #3, wintertime.
And though I’m not Catholic, I believe that Catholics have indeed made great contributions to this country (including my parents, most of my relatives, and most of my teachers).
**I’d feel much more confident about the future of our nation if Catholics would really BE Catholic. ( That includes all of our Catholic legislators.)**
We would feel much better too.
Those legislators are dissenting from their faith. We call them CINOs.