[Romulus]

Lessons from an Anglican about how off-putting ethnicity can be. The man has a serious irony deficit.

and then there was the place given to Mary in their devotional life

this being a late and parochial RC obsession you see -- unknown to the Orthodox, not to mention his own cherished Anglican tradition in the thousand years between Gregory the Great and Henry VIII.

[Graves]

"...and then there was the place given [or not given] to Mary in their devotional life."

Well, as one Anglican wag once said, "He who is not Marian is most generally Arian."

I wish I knew who said that. It sounds like something G. K. Chesterton might have come up with.

[Kolokotronis]

"and then there was the place given to Mary in their devotional life

this being a late and parochial RC obsession you see -- unknown to the Orthodox, not to mention his own cherished Anglican tradition in the thousand years between Gregory the Great and Henry VIII."

Right! Just imagine what he would think seeing us "Orthodoxers" chanting praises to the Most Holy Theotokos at every Liturgy, not to mention the Akathist Hymns we celebrate, the kissing of her Icons in our churches, homes, offices and other workplaces, the visions of our people and the miracles we believe she is responsible for! You Latins are almost protestant with regard to Panagia compared to us! :) Like I said, he wouldn't be happy with us.