[jonboy]

Your original post: Excellent review. However, as a Catholic I feel the need to tell you that Mary is not viewed as 'divine'. She was chosen by God to bear his Divine Son.

Catholics believe that she was given the special gift of an 'Immaculate Conception' meaning that she was born without 'original sin' (the sin of Adam & Eve). She is fully human but born without sin like the rest of us.

The response by Jonboy that wasn't: I am comfortable in my belief that Mary is considered by Catholics to be Divine and have no desire to get into a dialogue about those traditions or any other scriptures that you might present.

I'm just sorry that some people aren't interested in honest discourse. Oh well, you started the discussion, I guess you had the right to end it also.

[JulieRNR21]

The response by Jonboy that wasn't: I am comfortable in my belief that Mary is considered by Catholics to be Divine and have no desire to get into a dialogue about those traditions or any other scriptures that you might present.

You are the one who assumed that Catholics view Mary as Divine but that is incorrect....There is nothing in Catholic dogma or tradition that supports your "belief".....as I stated in my previous posts.

That was my main reason for responding to your post. You are the one who didn't address my refuting that Mary is viewed as 'Divine'. You may want to 'debate, dialog, or discuss' (whatever you want to call it) scriptures but that was not my motivation.

[GirlShortstop]

I am comfortable in my belief that Mary is considered by Catholics to be Divine

I dig simplicity;  I find it right smack in your statement, jonboy.   Your **non-Catholic** belief doesn't amount to squat to Catholics; it doesn't make it Catholic belief.  That's the reason we're not jonboyists or any other YOPIOS-come-lately-ists.  Let's be sure that's clear:  your (and the others' - those that've rejected what Catholics have shared) belief is not Catholic belief.  Pretty simple, isn't it?