I understand the concept of The Maddona, and share your concerns about the heresies surrounding the Roman Catholic doctrines regarding Mary.
That said, when I see an image of Jesus and Mary, I think of the actual individuals, and not the false doctrines. Same with the Roman Catholic crucifixes — I think not of their false doctrines, but of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
That is a positive.
That said, when I see an image of Jesus and Mary, I think of the actual individuals, and not the false doctrines. Same with the Roman Catholic crucifixes — I think not of their false doctrines, but of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
Yes, a crucifix does point to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross as the atonement, which is a focus or theme throughout Scripture - not Mary - whereas the Maddona is focused on what Scripture provides very little on, that of her part in the motherhood of Jesus, any my point was that this theme is distinctly Catholic, while a major focus on historical Prot faith, even a image of a Bible, is nowhere to be seen. And who does not know of Billy Graham, while how many have heard of Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C.?