One of the very first signs of a dangerous religious cult is when the organization elevates regular human beings to the position, to the power, and to the authority of Almighty God. Whenever they displace Almighty God’s authority and they elevate human beings to God’s power and authority, that is one of the first signs of a cult. The Catholic Church does this in a number of ways.
The Roman Catholic Church forces people worship Mary the mother of Messiah as a god