"Very fascinating for a sociologist/shrink… I'm just honoring Mary.. let's bump it up a bit--she BIRTHED GOD! . . . we are so caught up enraptured with this graven image of Mary that we no longer bother about keeping it in mind . . . But of course, we are ONLY honoring Mary. I know that. The priest knows that--ask him. All my fellow RC's know that . . . but twixt the neurons . . . runs this other script that feeds my flesh so well; comforts me so well; is so much more ACCESSIBLE, that's it--I can relate to Mary so much better and so much easier--MOTHER--THE SUPREME EARTH-MOTHER; MOTHER OF HEAVEN; MOTHER OF GOD--what a comfort… Let's deal only with Mary. So comforting. So accessible. So reachable. So our sizeable. Except then we need to elevate her to be able to do all our magical requests… "Why should I rob someone else of a similar benefit?
Oh, gee. well then, thanks.
I've been accused of being many foul things..
This is not a good thing. Too much of it and the thread becomes toxic and locked by the RM. Which brings us to:
F) Forum Guidelines include: "Attributing motives to another poster or otherwise reading his mind is “making it personal.”"
thanks for your reply.
Thanks for your exhortation.
Attributing motives has to be a personal sort of thing.
I'm talking about psychological factors, issues etc. vs personalities. I've also included myself and all faiths in the phenomena.