[FormerLib]

And you would have us ignore the countless examples of the Light of Christ shining through His creations as we pray for It to shine through us.

Each and every saint that we commemorate is an example that His Light can shine through us. When we celebrate them, we celebrate Him first and foremost. But that doesn't fit the interpretation of others and so they accuse us of blasphemy.

I contend that there is no blasphemy in our hearts, our minds, or our practices.

And that is my point.

[drstevej]

I never accused you of blasphemy.

I inferred that the statements without qualifications ascribe to Mary that which pertains to Christ, hence it flirts with blasphemy.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Each and every saint that we commemorate is an example that His Light can shine through us.

And not just saints as persons, but their relics and icons and the like.