Respect, attachment to position and aversion to disrespect. (In Buddhism)

One thing that is very easy to see in Buddhism is how respect is important. Respect for books, statues of Buddha and monks. At the same time we learn that attachment and aversion are bad things. Can't this respect for monks and traditions (sitting in a lower place, not pointing, etc) become an attachment to rules and reputation? At the same time, can't the disrespect for such rules become aversion?