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Mary is not distinct from us in that sense. She is, after all, our mother too (John 19:27).

She is not my mother! LOL!

To take that passage and build a doctrine that states that John 'represents' the church.

And since John took Mary in as his 'mother' Mary is therefore the mother of the church, is insane!

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To take that passage and build a doctrine that states that John 'represents' the church.

And since John took Mary in as his 'mother' Mary is therefore the mother of the church, is insane!

Thank you ftd. It is insane.

I think Jesus gave John the responsibility for Mary because he was the bravest of the Apostles. He was at Calvary. The rest had gone into hiding. John was at the most dangerous place for an Apostle to be. As a follower of Jesus it would have been very easy for the Roman soldiers to do away with him, or for the crowd. Mary was obviously faithful, but a mother would not be crucified a follower might.