"Do Catholics Worship Mary?" Cardinal Burke Answers REAL Posts | Off The Clock

August 15, 2026

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Do Catholics Worship Mary? Cardinal Burke Answers the Hard Questions

Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of the most prominent conservative voices in the Catholic Church, sat down with Michael Knowles in a Nashville cigar lounge to field questions from X (formerly Twitter) — submitted by Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Orthodox Christians, and atheists alike. The conversation ranged from Marian devotion to the filioque controversy, from open borders to whether God could make a burrito so expensive He couldn't buy it. But the central thread was clear: what Catholics actually believe, and why those beliefs are often misunderstood.

The Mary Question

The first and most pointed question came from a user named The Go Vinhas: "Why does he worship and pray to Mary, if Jesus says he is the only way?"

Burke's response was immediate and unambiguous: "First of all, I don't worship Mary. I worship her divine son, and that's what she's all about."

He grounded his explanation in scripture, pointing to the wedding feast at Cana, where Mary notices the wine has run out and tells the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Burke described this as the last words of the Blessed Mother in the Gospel — a gesture of absolute confidence in her son. He then invoked Christ's words from the cross, when Jesus told John, "Behold your mother," giving Mary to the Church as a mother.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:30) **Opening & Introduction** - Michael Knowles introduces Cardinal Burke at a Nashville cigar lounge, calling him one of the few people he gets "starstruck" meeting.
2 (04:41) **"Do Catholics Worship Mary?"** - A direct answer to the charge that Catholics worship or pray to Mary, using the Wedding at Cana as the key text.
3 (07:03) **"Spiritual But Not Religious" - Finding Christ Outside the Church** - A response to someone who believes in a higher power but not organized religion.
4 (10:51) **Reconciling Jesus with Ezekiel's Temple Prophecy** - A Jewish friend's question: if Jesus is the final sacrifice, was Ezekiel a fraud for giving specific temple measurements?
5 (15:35) **On Intellectual Humility and the Fathers of the Church** - A reflection on why our generation is not the first to discover truth.
6 (18:05) **Why Seek Full Communion with Rome, But Not Convert Jews?** - A Protestant apologist asks about the asymmetry in Catholic outreach.
7 (20:24) **The Filioque Controversy** - An Eastern Orthodox question about the "and the Son" clause in the Creed.

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Show Notes

In this episode of Off the Clock, Michael Knowles sits down with Cardinal Raymond Burke to react to real posts and questions from social media. Together, they tackle common misconceptions about the Catholic Church, discuss controversial topics, and respond directly to what people are saying online.

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