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To: metmom

As you know, Catholics do not rely on Scripture alone—I am just trying to “explain the reasons for our beliefs.”

I would say that, this one incident notwithstanding, Christ would have honored His mother in a special way, because He would follow the commandments in an exemplary fashion, and one of those commandments is to honor one’s father and mother.

And no, the Church does not teach that Mary was taken up in a fiery chariot; nor do we define with an anathema every single jot and tittle of information. In fact, we formally define only what is in contention, which is why the timing of our definitions seems to confuse Protestants and non-Catholic Christians.


287 posted on 06/13/2015 7:50:58 AM PDT by Chicory
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To: Chicory
...Christ would have honored His mother in a special way...

HMMMmmm...

Is mindreading CHRIST allowed on FR??

291 posted on 06/13/2015 9:26:59 AM PDT by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Chicory

He was not a child any more when He began his ministry.

While He would no doubt have loved her and respected her, I don’t see that a grown man is obligated to obey her as He did when He was a child and under His parents authority.

Just for how long is a person obligated to obey their parents?


301 posted on 06/13/2015 1:37:08 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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