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She's an XX, and Jesus as a male had to be an XY, so I don't know how that works out. But it seems to follow that if Jesus' human nature was pure and perfect in the creaturely sense --- nothing in his nature or nurture as a human was darkened, weakened, bleared, smeared or disordered --- that tells you something about his mother.

I agree...I think Protestants (chill, folks...I will 'splain) think Catholics take Mary emotionally (which we probably do). But there's an intellectual aspect of figuring this whole relationship out.

What a woman she must have been!!! And she changed His diapers!! The scope of all of this is profound.

I don't know why Protestants seem to be scared of Mary. She is not a God.

But what she accomplished was amazing. She brought forth God into man.

She was pure...she brought forth a pure human...but He was human...He was able to be tempted...He threw hissy-fits (the money-changers at the temple)...He got impatient with people (the wedding at Cana)...he got impatient with the apostles.

More to come, I am still thinking....

Why are you assuming that Mary and Jesus shared genetic material? It's entirely possible that the X came from Mary but there is also no conclusive proof. Why put limits on the Holy Spirit? This is something that we'll never be able to know.

Birthing Jesus into the world was no more of an amazing accomplishment that when any other woman birth's a child. The Holy Spirit did the amazing, Mary was obedient and a mother.

And if Jesus really was an only child, I'd be less impressed. Try juggling 5 children. Now that's amazing!

I don't know why Protestants seem to be scared of Mary

Scared? Are you sure you're using the right word? I have never met one Protestant who is "scared" of Mary.

They simply don't think she's sinless.