[metmom]

If you want to research it, go ahead. The best compilation of sources are in French.

No, the person making the claim has the responsibility to back it up.

If he or she doesn't then the claim can be summarily dismissed as a fabrication or wishful thinking. It's not *It's true because I said so and you have to prove me wrong.*

It needs to be, *It's true and here are the proofs* can you show me they're wrong?*

Sending some one off on a fools errand demonstrates that the person making the claim has nothing on which to base it.

[Syncro]

Amen, bears repeating:

...the person making the claim has the responsibility to back it up.

If he or she doesn't then the claim can be summarily dismissed as a fabrication or wishful thinking. It's not *It's true because I said so and you have to prove me wrong.*

It needs to be, *It's true and here are the proofs* can you show me they're wrong?*

Sending some one off on a fools errand demonstrates that the person making the claim has nothing on which to base it.

Thanks metmom.

[vladimir998]

“No, the person making the claim has the responsibility to back it up.”

No. If someone, out of the blue (no pun intended), wants to lash out against the Assumption of Mary the burden is on that person.