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“How could you know?”

Simple.
1) It is not taught.
2) It appears no where in the CCC.
3) No where in scripture.
4) No where in the Fathers.
5) No where in orthodox Catholic tradition.
6) No where in the liturgy.
7) No where in song.
8) No where in art or architecture.
9) In no seminary.
10) It is not approved in any diocese.
11) Not approved by any bishop.
12) There are no approved books which teach it.
13) No approved radio programs that espouse it.
14) No approved TV programs that espouse it.
15) No approved groups espouse it.
16) No approved groups teach it.
17) It is a heresy and is not tolerated (Collyridianism)
18) No Catholic I know - and I have met thousands from around the world - has ever encountered it in the Church.
19) No Catholic I know has ever claimed to know any person who has encountered it.
20) Every practicing Catholic here at FR will freely admit that they do not encounter Catholics who believe Mary is divine and should be worshiped.

So, with over 1 Billion Catholics in the world, there is no sign of anyone actually worshiping Mary as God in the Catholic Church. Has anyone ever done so in the past? The Collyrdians did in late antiquity in Arabia- and they were excommunicated. A cult - apparently a cult of one or a handful of people at most - sprang up in the Philippines some years ago following a phony religious seer - excommunicated by the Church - saying Mary was part of God. And that’s that.