[sinkspur]

What you are contending is that the priesthood and the laity are equal, and that is Lutherin rubbish.

They are equal. I'll get the Vatican II references for you.

Did the Lord not set the priesthood apart? Did Christ not CHOOSE His twelve disciples? Did Christ not INSTITUTE the papacy through Peter?

Being "apart" does not mean that they are not "equal."

Tell me. Was Peter more favored in his vocation than Mary was in hers?

[jt8d]

"They are equal. I'll get the Vatican II references for you."

Excuse me, but I believe you have confused my argument with that of some other freeper. I argue against Vatican II, and yet you are going to cite Vatican II verbage to me? I think you missed something in the translation there chum.

"Tell me. Was Peter more favored in his vocation than Mary was in hers?"

Mary IS QUEEN of Heaven AND Earth...

Mary IS QUEEN of ALL the Apostles...

Mary IS QUEEN of ALL the saints...

Mary IS QUEEN of ALL the prophets, and of ALL matyrs...

The pope is Christ's vicar, to wit, His "representative" on Earth...

Mary has given specific instructions, yet to be obeyed, that the Pope is to consecrate Russia to Her Immaculate Heart in union with ALL the Bishops around the world...

Mary has stated "ONLY I CAN HELP YOU."

Mary IS MOST FAVORED AMONG WOMEN.

Celestial pecking order? You figure it out.

[jt8d]

"Being "apart" does not mean that they are not "equal.""

Oh, I see, so they are separate, but equal... That is a democratic notion right out of Protestant self-governed liberalism 101. To wit: Separate but equal branches of power. Such an arrangement does not qualify in the monarchy that is the Body of Christ, and which constitutes the governing form of the Roman Catholic Church.

[Land of the Irish]

Was Peter more favored in his vocation than Mary was in hers?

The Blessed Mother, Mary, was born without original sin. So the answer is, Mary was more favored.

[Aloysius]

I'll get the Vatican II references for you.

OK, and I'll ask the wolf to guard your sheep.