[Mad Dawg]

Mother of God I have explainedas best I can. Spouse of the Spirit is a kind of figurative honorific, on account of Jesus was conceived with her by the "operation" of the holy Spirit. When chaste women conceive young 'uns, it's with their spouses, therefore ..... Queen of....[just about anything you can think of] is also an honorific. The closest example for a lot of us the late "Queen Mother". As Dowager of a king and mother of a Sovereign whe was given the"courtesy title" of Queen. it was not hers by birth (or conquest) it was a courtesy. Similarly Bathsheeba was honored in the court of Solomon, because she was his mother. So Mary is Mother of the Lord. That's why I come to call her my Lady or our Lady. We would say it is entirely Scriptural and proper because it follows from what Scripture says of her. I don't think Scripture ever mentions that she had two legs. But we assume it because she was a human female.

A culture familiar with the courtesies of Kings and Queens and with the manner of our Lord's conceiving would think it natural to give her those titles.

[Natural Law]

"Mother of God I have explained as best I can."

Reminds me of when my mother in law began asking questions about football.........

[smvoice]

You are one smooth operator, Mad Dawg! And believe it or not, I mean that in a good way. You have a way of taking a possible disagreement meltdown and turning it into an at least civilized conversation. Not that I believe your beliefs. But I do respect your sincerity and patience.

You could sell used rosary beads to Amish farmers, that's how smooth you are. Of course, they would be planted in hopes of raising more beds of rosary beads to sell to the tourists, but that's not the point.