I wasn't being cryptic. Many verses in Scripture speak about Jesus' mother, Mary, i.e., John 2:12 "After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days." So in that context he is called the son of Mary. He is also called the Son of God. My point was that Mary is the mother of Jesus but it does not mean, to me, that she is the Mother of God. How about we agree that it is a "mystery" that Mary can be the Mother of the Incarnate Word, Jesus Christ, but not the Mother of God?
I like Mother of the Incarnate Word -- but I have to say that right away I can fantasize Trinitarian and Christological controversies, as in, "So, you're saying the Logos was NOT God, despite john's clear yatta yatta."
Besides, darn it, I've already memorized the Hail Mary in English AND Latin. Jeesh.
Did I tell you, or was it somebody else, about the lectern/ambo at the Dominican House of Studies in DC? Over the Bible is Mary in the stage of gestation somewhere between "puh-reg-NANT!" and "oh. my. Gah!"
A wonderful image.
The thing is that that opens up an entire can of worms over whether Christ has one or two natures, if He is God or not, or if his natures are separated or one, or if He was a “phantasm” (as Islam believes in one case — yes, there are two Islamic beliefs on Isa!)