[Grey Ghost II]

But the church contradicts the Bible all the time. There are no scriptures that gives Mary the status that the church does. Mary is NOT Co-redemtrix, nor was she immaculately conceived, you are NOT to pray to Mary, etc, etc, etc. None of those can be found in the Bible. They are traditions of the church, not scripture. And if they are not in scripture, they are WRONG.

Scripture tells us that Jesus commands us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. Do you eat his flesh and drink his blood or is your 'strict' reliance on Scripture applicable to only when you want to disparage the Mother of God?

[irishtenor]

He held up bread and said "This is my body, eat of it in rememberance of me". So, I eat bread and drink wine on those days where we take communion. Nothing mysterious about it.

And who said I am disparaging Mary? All I am saying is that she is not as the Catholic church has put her up to be. I don't pray to her, I don't venerate her, I don't count on her to protect me, save me, pray for me. God saved me, through Jesus. God protects me. I pray directly to God the Father through Jesus Christ, my Savior, not Mary.