The universal view of the Church is that the Theotokos was, as it is sung about her at Matins in the Orthodox liturgy of the hours, "more honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim..." The seraphim are the highest angels. It is universally believed and stressed emphatically, especially by the Orthodox, that the Theotokos is God's greatest creation. But these days, along come people who think nobody has ever read the Bible before they did, and these say that she was a sinner, and that we should reject the universal testimony of the Church throughout all history, on their say-so.
I choose to stake my eternity on God’s Word rather than church liturgy. I have taken heed to the advise and warnings of God’s Word about adding too or taking away from His Word. His Word is inspired by the Holy Spirit, church liturgy is not. When man contradicts God’s Word, regardless of who they may be — they are simply wrong. When a man stands before God, what the church said, what the Pope said, what the preacher said, will not be admissable in God’s Court Room. His Word will be the Judge my friend, neither Protestant nor Catholic dogma will stand the test. Both will burned in the process.