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Thank you Alamo-girl. I'll try to answer from what I know (which isn't much, but here goes):

1. "For instance, when the term "Mother of God" is used it doesn't really mean what it says on plain reading, i.e. that Mary is the mother of the One and Only Triune God. Rather it means that Mary is the mother in the incarnation of the Word of God, Jesus." --> True, that is orthodox belief. Mary is NOT the mother of God the Father or God the Holy Spirit, but she IS the mother of Jesus who is God and who is part of the Godhead.
2. About what the prophecy of Fatima was -- I don't know. I don't follow Fatima and it's truth or not doesn't affect my faith one little bit. Private revelations do not form part of the deposit of faith of the Catholic Church and its members are not bound to believe in any of them
3. I do read that Mary says that she is giving a warning from God and that she will ASK God various requests.
4. I don't really know what the Fatima apparations are to mean and I don't take them affecting my Catholic Faith.