[Alamo-Girl]

As you surely already know, I eschew the doctrines and traditions of mortal men altogether and thus have no "dog in this fight" - but there is one thing I'd like to add.

My leaning in the Spirit is that it is just as wrong to honor Mary too little as it is to honor her too much.

She truly is the "Blessed Mother of the Incarnate Word" - but going overboard surely would not honor her, i.e. it would make her uncomfortable. The Scriptures tell me that she was and (I aver) remains, humble.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

She truly is the "Blessed Mother of the Incarnate Word" - but going overboard surely would not honor her, i.e. it would make her uncomfortable.

Amen. As Scripture tells us, Mary was "blessed among women" to give birth to Jesus Christ because that is how God saw fit to bring Him into this world.