“Why would He say that, she heard and obeyed His Will - that’s why she was blessed, not because she gave birth and nursed Him.”
Ah, so when the Catholic church teaches that she was without blemish, they are affirming this then.
“no one is higher than the other.”
That’s not what he’s saying. Christ even says later on, “the seat to my right and to my left” are not mine to give. He does not say that everyone is going to be equal in heaven.
“Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism. Acts 10:34.”
Yes, indeed, Peter says this, when he realizes that God isn’t going to spare someone because they have status here. Everyone must submit to him, no exceptions.
“In the world that’s how we do things or think but not in HIS kingdom because it is not us doing it but He is doing it within us and ALL FOR HIS GLORY, never ours.”
Which is why the Catholic church teaches that he chose Mary to be his mother for the same reason. She was not chosen to elevate herself, but to bring Christ into the world.
“That’s why lifting Mary up is a worldly concept and not from God; therefore, not Biblical.”
So when the Angel calls her ‘most blessed are you among woman”, he was a liar? Christ elevated Mary.
Good points.