[trisham]

The "God threw away the wrapping once the gift was delivered" people. I often wonder how they feel about their own mothers, or the mothers of their children, if any.

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Yes, exactly. I wonder as well.

If Mary is not a real mother, like us only not as grouchy, then Jesus is not a real human son ... and that's heresy.

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Again, exactly right. How does one throw Mary aside as if she wasn't important to her Son? How does one diminish her role? How does one explain the disrespect and refusal to acknowledge what she means to us all?

[Tax-chick]

How does one explain the disrespect and refusal to acknowledge what she means to us all?

Let's be generous, and say "rather overzealous reverence," which feels that, for God to be honored, every creature has to be put down.