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In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, but were joined to the source of Life. You conceived the living God and, by your prayers, will deliver our souls from death.

OK, let's take a deep breath, I guess I'm a glutton for punishment, but here goes. Will an honest hearted Catholic out there at least acknowledge that the bolded above COULD BE TAKEN by an honest hearted person studying it with no Catholic background as an idication of Mary's divinity? Come on, be honest. SURELY, some of you could see how it could be taken that way.

I can understand that you could misinterpret what that means. However, because Catholics are taught that only the Trinity are divine, we don't get the meaning mixed up.

IMHO, whoever started the rumors about what Catholics believe (way back whenever) is probably happy that the misinformation continues. Isn't it possible that Satan is behind the whole thing, not wanting us to get along? FWIW, I don't have a problem with my Protestant counterparts UNTIL they want to trash me and my beliefs. Then I will try to defend my faith, without trashing theirs, to the best of my ability. We probably all have friends, co-workers, family even, that are from different faith backgrounds. As in the story of the good Samaritan, and the woman at the well, I believe that Christ wants us to treat each other kindly, no matter our backgrounds. We do Him a disservice when we try to tear each other down.