[ShadowAce]

No, she doesn't

[LiteKeeper]

Protestant agreement!

[Pyro7480]

You're all forgetting the vital step. I'll explain it this way. You'd agree that Jesus is fully human and fully divine, yes? The Gospel says that He was born the Mary and Joseph, both devout Jews. Judaism teaches in the Ten Commandments to "honor your mother and father." Jesus was raised in this environment (even though He was God and already knew this law). Since He was without sin however, He was still obedient to them. Do you think that this suddenly ended when He entered into His kingdom? He didn't suddenly become just divine. He still honors His mother and foster father even in Heaven. Mary is the Queen Mother of all Christians, since she is the Mother of the King of Kings. She answers prayers in the sense that she "has the ear" of her Divine Son in Heaven. When Catholics and Orthodox Christians pray to Mary, we ask her to act as an intercessor, because "all ages will call her blessed" (Luke 1: 48). This is the duty of a mother of a king (the Queen Mother), to act as an advocate for the people that He rules. The question one should really ask is: Why do so many Christians dishonor the Mother of the Savior?

[Codie]

Yes, I realize that.As a Catholic,I've prayed the rosary many times.However, I've always understood it to be a contemplative prayer on the life of Christ.I used it to deepen my walk with God and Catholic faith,nothing more.

[nickcarraway]

Looks like she does to me. At least, according to the Bible.