[Heart-Rest]

"Paul never asked Mary what to do....nor did Peter, James, Luke, Matthew, Timothy, Stephen, etc, etc, etc."
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That is a statement which you have absolutely no way of knowing if it is true or false, so why do you say it, when you don't (and can't possibly) really know?

[ealgeone]

"Paul never asked Mary what to do....nor did Peter, James, Luke, Matthew, Timothy, Stephen, etc, etc, etc." ============================================================= That is a statement which you have absolutely no way of knowing if it is true or false, so why do you say it, when you don't (and can't possibly) really know?

Actually it is a true statement. We have no record in the Word of anyone praying to Mary or asking Mary to intercede on their behalf for their salvation.

Roman catholicism has taken John 2:5 so far out of context and has built a complete Maryiologial theology out of the text in question.

We have no writings accepted by the early church and declared as canon that show Mary is someone we are to pray to or rely upon for our salvation or that she was immaculately conceived or remained a virgin. None. All were rejected.

Why?

Because the early church rejected these as they knew they were not true.