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Implicit in the term "Mother of GOD" is that Mary was the creator of GOD and as such has special status.

Well... she is blessed among women and she did bear the Son of God, so therefore I think she has pretty special status.

Catholics do not believe that Mary is the creator of God. You believe Jesus is God don't you manifested in the flesh? She was His mother wasn't she? Therefore she is the Mother of God.

She was His mother wasn't she? Therefore she is the Mother of God.

For claity: Mary was the mother of Jesus who was the Son of God. The births of her subsequent children were not virgin births and were ordinary children.

Elevating Mary in this way is falsely devotional and susceptible to the rise of superstitions. But most importantly, it robs Jesus of His fully human nature. The elevation of Mary over other obedient and godly women diminishes the glory of Christ, God and man in one flesh.

Again: when Mary exceeds by one iota the merit of any other godly woman whom the Father might have chosen to bear His Son's flesh, Jesus becomes less than fully human.

A great sermon I once read pointed out how dearly Jesus loved the title Son Of Man. Yes, He was the Son of God. But He gloried in being fully human at the same time. It seems it was something of a wonder to Him how gloriously the Father had incarnated Him in such a humble way.

Please don't rob our Savior of His full and essential humanity.