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To: Petronski

I see. So how should it be “interpreted”? It seems pretty straightforward!


22 posted on 08/22/2009 3:23:36 PM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier

According to the Catholic Church, here is how it should be interpreted:

“27 8 While he was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.”
28 He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

Footnote 8 reads:

“8 [27-28] The beatitude in Luke 11:28 should not be interpreted as a rebuke of the mother of Jesus; see the note on Luke 8:21. Rather, it emphasizes (like Luke 2:35) that attentiveness to God’s word is more important than biological relationship to Jesus.”

Not much support for “Queen of Heaven”...


40 posted on 08/22/2009 6:41:30 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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