Are You Making Assumptions About the Catholic Faith?

I think many protestants have assumptions about what catholics believe and teach. And so those wholes surprised by truth books that were purred out, put ut by marcus crody at madrid. To jesus through mary does not mean that she's a physical barrier that i have to go through to get to jesus. Nor does it mean that I have to talk to her first in order to talk to JESUS. It's much like if i wanted to scale mount robs, i could sit down with a bunch of topographical maps and histories and try to figure out the best way up the mountain. Or i could go get a guide who knows the mountain