[Mrs. Don-o]

This is silly. If I thought Mary was a goddess with power to create, to save, to work miracles on her own power --- why the heck would I lie about it? Why wouldn't I proclaim it from the rooftops, IF that's what I actually believed?

It's internally contradictory --- it makes no sense --- to claim that Catholic/Orthodox Christians have been worshipping Mary as a goddess since the days of the catacombs, BUT that we have denied it and lied about what we're doing for 1900+ years! What possible motivation could we have?

[Iscool]

I don't mean to come off as being offensive...It's that 'junk-yard dog' in me...

I was looking at a website...I believe the name was MaryPages.com...Nice site...Put together real well with Ava Maria playing in the background...

The fella who owns the site has a page for Prayers to Mary...I looked some of those over and I was dumbfounded...I understand that you guys don't feel you worship Mary but I'm going to type in some of the things I read...

One prayer under the title of 'Prayer to Our Lady of Good Council'...And it contained this:
Obtain for me, through the Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, the forgiveness of my sins, the salvation of my soul, and the means necessary to obtain it...

Another one included:
Mary, none of your devout servants has ever perished. May I, too, be saved...

And another:
I venerate You, O Great Queen, and thank you for all of the graces you have obtained for me, especially for having delivered me from Hell, which I have so often deserved. I place all my hopes and my salvation in you.

Now looking at these thru my eyes, I'd say you guys are counting on Mary as your Savior instead of Jesus...

What say you???