[Quix]

Perhaps it would help to illustrate it this way.

Calling Mary the MOTHER OF GOD

is as huge a distortion or a BIGGER distortion of fact

than calling infanticide A CHOICE.

IT IS MANGLING LANGUAGE AND REALITY TOWARD A TARGETED GOAL.

I am fiercely against abortionists doing it.

It is even more ghastly for Christians to do it.

IF THE TARGETED GOAL WAS NOT SUCH A HUGE DEAL, the Vatican would have long ago said something like--oh, right, we were playing loosey goosey with language and theology. We're sorry. We'll call her from now on, the Mother of the Incarnate Christ.

THEY HAVEN'T AND THEY WON'T BECAUSE THE ULTERIOR MOTIVE IS TOO HIGH A PRIORITY. THAT'S DISHONEST. THAT'S FAR FROM CHRISTIAN. That's a seduction from hell.

[the_conscience]

IF THE TARGETED GOAL WAS NOT SUCH A HUGE DEAL, the Vatican would have long ago said something like... THEY HAVEN'T AND THEY WON'T BECAUSE THE ULTERIOR MOTIVE IS TOO HIGH A PRIORITY.

I believe that as well. As merely a logical conclusion from the premises of Christian doctrine, Mary the mother of God, is a valid conclusion. It's the implicit assumption of "goddess" that wafts through Romanists theology that makes it an invalid conclusion.