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.
I have a really serious question: Why can Catholics not just admit they worship Mary, give up all the wordplay and double talk and just admit it? Like Dr. Phil says, you can’t fix what you deny