they obeyed the rabbis and the monks and worshipped the messiah son of mary as they should have obeyed god. they were commanded to worship no one besides god who is the only god and who is too exalted to be considered equal to any idols.
اتخذوا أحبارهم ورهبانهم أربابا من دون الله والمسيح ابن مريم وما أمروا إلا ليعبدوا إلها واحدا لا إله إلا هو سبحانه عما يشركون