A phrase which irks me is the Mother of God thing. Mary wasn’t the mother of God the Father, but God the Son. She was impregnated by God the Holy Spirit. For her to be the mother of God,she would have to have given birth to the trinity. God has always existed, and through Jesus - all things were created - including Mary. Just where was Mary when Jesus was creating heaven and earth?
Catholics need to study the Word for themselves and think these things through - Mary was blessed to have been chosen as the vessel to bring the Savior into the world as a man. However, no where in the Scriptures are we ever told to treat her above Jesus - or to pray to her as a mediator. \
But Mary IS the Mother of God the Son, Jesus Christ, fully human and fully God.
Re=read the story of the Visitation again, please, and Elizabeth’s greeting to Mary, “How is this that the Mother of the Lord....”
Ruh, roh...you will be unleashing the hounds on you Catsrus! ;o)