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To: NYer

I think this is the critical statement: “The word literally means “God bearer,” not “God generator.” To “generate” God would imply that one is His origin, but this cannot be true because God exists from all eternity. To “bear” God means to hold him in one’s womb.”

A human mother generates a new being, so calling her “Mother of God” is both accurate and misleading. The norms break down for a totally unique event.


5 posted on 01/02/2010 3:39:15 PM PST by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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A human mother generates a new being, so calling her “Mother of God” is both accurate and misleading. The norms break down for a totally unique event.

Question: would an implanted zygote in a female make that female a mother if she carried it to term?

76 posted on 01/02/2010 6:30:14 PM PST by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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