“That “normal human gestation” was miraculous, and in no way bequeathed divinity on the mother.”
When did I say it did? There isn’t one of my posts that said Mary was bequeathed divinity.
Those exact words are yours, not mine. If you extrapolate that is your problem.
But, do not use your own words and attribute them to me.
Nowhere did I say in any post whatsoever that, “Mary was bequeathed divinity.” Your words, not mine.
Your extrapolation is your own.
Please explain how someone can be a "co-redeemer" and not be divine, by definition.
Are we redeemed with silver and gold?
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God." -- 1 Peter 1:18-21"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
The RCC wants it both ways. They want to venerate the creature to "co-redeemer" while insisting they're not really elevating the creature to the status of the Creator.
It doesn't wash.
"For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." -- Matthew 12:37
They are functionally conceding they have no argument against what we do in fact say. They have to make up something that we did not say, claim (without evidence) that we said it, and THEN they can say we're wrong and pagan and blasphemous and idolatrous and so forth.
Which sugggests that the purpose is not to deal with "what is" but to express outrage at Catholics.