“...perhaps ex cathedra...”
Puhleeeeze. You will never be taken seriously by any Catholic as long as you insist on making preposterous statements like that. A press release from the Vatican is not “ex cathedra.”
If you want to read a couple of REAL “ex cathedra” statements, read the two encyclicals on the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption, from 1854 and 1950.
It seems you like to make the old standby argument:
P: “Catholics worship Mary and think the Pope in infallible whenever he opens his mouth.”
C: “Catholics don’t worship Mary and don’t believe the Pope is infallible whenever he opens his mouth.”
P: “Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do! Yes, you do!”
Back with the old deflecting arguments...again? I’m sure none of these heroes of Rome are offended by your ignorance.
Bernadine: …all gifts, all virtues, and all graces are dispensed by the hands of Mary to whomsoever, when, and as she pleases. O Lady, since thou art the dispenser of all graces, and since the grace of salvation can ONLY come through thy hands, OUR SALVATION DEPENDS ON THEE.
Bonaventure: …the gates of heaven will open to all who confide in the protection of Mary. Blessed are they who know thee, O Mother of God, for the knowledge of THEE is the high road to everlasting life, and the publication of thy virtues is the way of ETERNAL SALVATION. Give ear, O ye nations; and all you who desire heaven , serve, honor Mary, and certainly you will find ETERNAL LIFE.
Ephem: …devotion to the divine Mother…is the unlocking of the heavenly Jerusalem.
Blosius: To the, O Lady, are committed the KEYS and the treasures of the kingdom of Heaven.
Ambrose: …constantly pray ‘Open to us, O Mary, the gates of paradise, since thou hast its KEYS.
Fulgetius: …by Mary God descended from Heaven into the world, that by HER man might ascend from earth to Heaven.
Athanasius: …And, thou, O Lady, wast filled with grace, that thou mightiest be the way of our SALVATION and the means of ascent to the heavenly Kingdom.
Richard of Laurence: Mary, in fine, is the mistress of heaven; for there she commands as she wills, and ADMITS whom she wills.
Guerric: …he who serves Mary and for whom she intercedes, is as CERTAIN of heaven as if he were already there…and those who DO NOT serve Mary will NOT BE SAVED.
Anselm: It suffices, O Lady, that thou willest it, and our SALVATION is certain.
Antoninus: …souls protected by Mary, and on which she casts her eyes, are NECESSARILY JUSTIFIED AND SAVED.
Frankly, I don’t really care if the Catholics take me seriously. I post corrections to their errors to help others who are reading that self-promoting drivel so that anyone who has not yet been brainwashed can see the truth of the Roman Cult.