“I figure Simon was the genesis of Maryitis. He was a smart one. Or the magisterium followed in the spirit of his con.”
Simon the magus or Simon the apostle? Whichever Simon it was, did he know that he worshipped Mary and was sincere in passsing this Mary worship on (even though the future Mary worshippers would be ignorant of this goddess worship) or did he not really worship Mary but just tricked those who came after into worshipping Mary but not knowing they were worshipping Mary?
Freegards