**I was deceived by my Catholic traditions.**
You are not deceived. Read Luke. Chapter 2 too.
Theology of the Body ping, please.
My friend, I have read it and believe it!
You read it. Read it in the greek..low estate.. the greek is more powerful. it means vile estate...I rejoice in my God my Savior... (she needed as Savior..thus she was a sinner like you and me. Those passages destroy the Catholic position and traditions that they have about a non Biblical Mary.
You must choose what authority to believe tradfition and fables or Holy Scripture authority. I have made my desinion.