Prayer to Mary and the glorification of Mary in the rosary are the primary theological problems for an ex-Catholic

The most problematic elements of the rosary are the prayers to Mary, which place Mary in a position that Mike believes Mary herself would be offended by. The Our Father prayer has no theological problem and can be said daily. The concern with using prayer beads is not the beads themselves but what they represent: counting repetitions may lead to believing you are heard because of your many words.