I have the scripture and the evidence of the leadership of the Holy Spirit in the existence and glory of my 2000 year old Church, and I venerate Mary the Mother of God daily as does my entire Church. The Rosary we pray wins battles and converts people to Christ. What, I repeat the question, has Calvin got?
“The Rosary we pray wins battles and converts people to Christ. What, I repeat the question, has Calvin got? “
The Scriptures, on the pages within which we find God commanding,
“This is my beloved SON. Hear ye him.”
This side of eternity, growth in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is possible. I have dear Christian friends who do a little Mariolatry on the side. I have other dear Christian friends who do a little Unitarianism on the side, and send their kids to public school. Those who know me best can, no doubt, point out inconsistencies in my life and faith. But, I trust they still love me in our common Lord.
There's something in fallen human nature that loves the idea of alternate feminine channels to God's grace. This is, perhaps, an artifact of the original sin, when Adam stood by and watched Eve argue with the tempter, and then accepted the fruit from her hand, and ate of it. He received, from the woman's hand, a perceived short cut to "the knowledge of good and evil," and godlike status.