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Mary is no one's High Priest, and no one is saying she hasn't been made perfect now. But she is not the One for whom all things were created, the Firstborn of every creature, and yet this is what Catholic theology claims. Protestants don't have any problems with Mary-- the problem lies with mankind's vanity, making her into someone neither God nor she claimed to be. As Jeremiah says, the reason people insist on worshipping the Queen of Heaven is two-fold: tradition and they like it.

Hebrews 5:7-10 7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

10Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec

Mary is no one's High Priest, and no one is saying she hasn't been made perfect now. But she is not the One for whom all things were created, the Firstborn of every creature, and yet this is what Catholic theology claims. Protestants don't have any problems with Mary-- the problem lies with mankind's vanity, making her into someone neither God nor she claimed to be. As Jeremiah says, the reason people insist on worshipping the Queen of Heaven is two-fold: tradition and they like it.

AMEN!

Men love their "vain imaginings" because they point to the creature and not the Creator.

Mary is no one's High Priest,
Agreed.

and no one is saying she hasn't been made perfect now.
Well, that's nice.

But she is not the One for whom all things were created, the Firstborn of every creature, ...
Agreed.
...,and yet this is what Catholic theology claims.
I'm sorry but the only possible response is a reference to a certain material found on bovine brood-stock farms near where the studs are kept.

We claim no such thing. It's exactly as Bishop Sheen said. You would be right to condemn the notion that Mary is the first born of Creation. I would join you.

Now before you come up with some quote from it's context's womb untimely rip't, PLEASE make sure you check the context carefully. We, nominated, elected, and confirmed as Pope Doggus the Ist of the Church of The Piedmont VA (and even then I had to rig the election in the sheep stalls and lambing pens) declare define and pronounce that anyone who says that Mary is the First born of Creation and by that means to make her equal or even prior to our Lord, let him (or her as the case may be, and if this letter is caused to be read among the Californians, him, her, or whatever else you got) be anathema or, at least, have a REALLY bad hair day.

It's so sadly funny to have all these Protestant protecting us from what we don't believe and throwing Melchisedec at us, when we've been reading Hebrews (Okay, AND Revelation) and almost nothing BUT - oh, whatever psalm that is since Easter Sunday. Sheesh.

I think your energy would be better spent arguing against something we DO believe. Tilting against windmills is one thing, tilting against nonexistent windmills is quite another. But that's just me.