Catechesis: Monastic Vows

In the latter [worship of saints], there are two faults. First, the saints are put in Christ’s place, and they are wickedly worshipped, just as the Dominicans invented the rosary of the Blessed Virgin, which is mere babbling, as foolish as it is wicked, and nourishes the most empty arrogance. Then, too, these very impieties were applied only for profit.—Ap XXVII:53