[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

*** Our Blessed Maria was chosen as the woman who would carry Jesus in her womb and give birth to Him, and not to slight the significance of this but her connection to Jesus was entirely emotional, or spiritual, and in no way biological.***

Sounds a lot like the Gnostic belief that Mary was just the conduit for Jesus, like water through a pipe.

[jla]

I'm Roman-Catholic. And I'd be more than happy to have you or anyone else point out where my previous points contradicts what is found in the Holy Bible. Also, please enlighten me as to how, if a conception was immaculate, the baby possesses any biological traits of the mother. As I've stated, Maria's relationship with Jesus was spiritual. Of course she loved him, as He loved her. To be blunt, yes, she was the "vessel" chosen to carry Jesus in her womb. Gabriel told her as much. Are you implying this merely trivializes or insults her? Shame on you if this is your thought on the matter.

Ave Maria

[RobbyS]

That Jesus is true God and true man is a paradox. We know that he was a human being. We know he is God, but any effort to fathom this will necessarily come up short.