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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

48. Let all, therefore, try to approach with greater trust the throne of grace and mercy of our Queen and Mother, and beg for strength in adversity, light in darkness, consolation in sorrow; above all let them strive to free themselves from the slavery of sin and offer an unceasing homage, filled with filial loyalty, to their Queenly Mother. Let her churches be thronged by the faithful, her feast-days honored; may the beads of the Rosary be in the hands of all; may Christians gather, in small numbers and large, to sing her praises in churches, in homes, in hospitals, in prisons. May Mary’s name be held in highest reverence, a name sweeter than honey and more precious than jewels; may none utter blasphemous words, the sign of a defiled soul, against that name graced with such dignity and revered for its motherly goodness; let no one be so bold as to speak a syllable which lacks the respect due to her name.


47 posted on 12/08/2009 12:12:40 PM PST by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: Mr Rogers
I've never read that before.

Which on the one hand means that it was not taught as part of the RCIA education classes; but also, I'm not sure that it even attempts to elevate Mary to the same level as Jesus.

Without question, Mary is among the dearest and most celebrated people in the church.

But I understood the OP to mean that Catholics consider some humans (i.e. Mary, the Pope) to be on the same level as Jesus. I have not been taught that in the church; I see no evidence of it during mass; and I have not seen anything that is written to give me that idea.

Maybe I'm just not paying attention like some people here. When I was a Protestant, I never felt ill will towards Catholics; and as a Catholic, I find no quarrel with any of the other Christian denominations.

Perhaps, it's true as they say, "the devil is in the details", because in general, I find no ill will amongst the different ways of practicing Christianity.

73 posted on 12/08/2009 12:26:33 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment (Is this field required?)
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