[metmom]

One can't simply grab a verse which seems to suit one's purposes, and then throw it against the wall in the hopes that it'll stick!

And that's EXACTLY the methodology used by the RCC to support the doctrines of the perpetual virginity of Mary, the immaculate conception, her assumption, declaring her *Queen of Heaven*, praying to her, and virtually all the extraneous stuff about her that the Catholic church has added to Scriptural account over the years.

[paladinan]

And that's EXACTLY the methodology used by the RCC to support the doctrines of the perpetual virginity of Mary, the immaculate conception, her assumption, declaring her *Queen of Heaven*, praying to her, and virtually all the extraneous stuff about her that the Catholic church has added to Scriptural account over the years.

*Ahem...*

"The frustrating thing about these discussions is the way that people can "go off the rails" and make pure assumptions (often while accusing the opponent of the very same thing)."