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1 | What does this mean? | Ezek 8:17 | Mommapbs | 89613 | ||
Yes, Emmaus, I completely agree with your observation, neither John or Mary would allow such a thing to happen, which further strengthens my resolve that Mary lived in John's house, not the other way around! One thing continues to bother me: so many of my Catholic friends are absolutely consummed in their devotion to Mary. They rarely speak of Jesus and thus it causes me to wonder who is really Lord of their lives. I'm being careful not to judge here for the Lord alone knows their hearts! BTW, we found the guide to be very "politically correct" and yet far from subtle in a rejection of the Christian faith. Most people we encountered were "cultural" muslims rather than devote followers. mommapbs |
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2 | What does this mean? | Ezek 8:17 | reilly1041 | 89687 | ||
mommapbs, Having been raised Catholic, I totally agree with you about the consuming devotion to Mary. My own mother says that she always prays to Mary, figuring "it's better to ask the mother for something rather than the father" (her quote). My mother-in-law says that "Mary conquered sin when she gave birth to Jesus". I believe that this will only continue to grow, as the current Pope is very devoted to Mary. The latest I have read from Catholic web sites is that he may name her "co-redemtrix" because she suffered so while watching her son being crucified. I know that Catholic doctrine does not include praying "to Mary" as if she were God, but include her in the communion of saints to whom we can all pray, asking her to pray for us. This is a fine line in the sand that is easy to pass over. I believe that Mary is a very "approachable" figure to Catholics - she is honored often throughout the year with Holy Days, the Hail Mary prayer is taught to every Catholic preschooler, the statues of her in church are of a lovely, loving mother-figure. In other words, she looks like us. Much easier to chat to somebody like yourself, than the Creator of all heaven and earth. This is my own personal opinion of why the Marian devotion can grow to overshadow devotion to Jesus. reilly |
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3 | What does this mean? | Ezek 8:17 | Mommapbs | 89706 | ||
Greetings reilly! I'm glad that you have been discerning on this sensitive issue. You wrote that the reason people pray to Mary is because it is "Much easier to chat to somebody like yourself, than the Creator of all heaven and earth." God knows this, therefore He sent His Son . . . in the form of a man, so that we could know God through Him. Why would we ever prefer a substitue (Mary) over the REAL thing?! (Phil 2:7; Heb 2:17) Just some thoughts . . . mommapbs |
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