I disagree with the viewpoint of this article, which is too concessive and sympathetic. It does, however, provide lots of useful background material to help explain the sociological appeal of Mariolatry in Latin America:
http://www.ijfm.org/PDFs_IJFM/28_4_PDFs/IJFM_28_4-Yeh&Olaguibel.pdf
Thanks, Steve; found it informative, as you say. My immediate reaction (no doubt uniformed by my lack of RC church history) or question centers on why the relevant laity were not 'directed' to our all-sufficient Savior and Lord!
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