Every other translation I have been able to find says that the "seed" of Eve will crush the serpent's head. The Latin says "...her seed, the same will crush your head..." which seems to refer to the seed (Jesus Christ) as the one doing the head-bruising.
So, since your catechism contradicts every other translation out there (of the 12 I have checked so far), perhaps you have to explain Genesis 3:15, rather than your protestant friend to whom you addressed your challenge.
Oh, I see what you are saying about the woman bruising the serpent’s head. It is the catechism that says that that is the correct translation. So, what you are doing is begging the question. Your conclusion is that Mary is foreshadowed in this passage, and you use that conclusion as the premise for your argument.
Every other translation I have been able to find says that the “seed” of Eve will crush the serpent’s head. The Latin says “...her seed, the same will crush your head...” which seems to refer to the seed (Jesus Christ) as the one doing the head-bruising.
So, since your catechism contradicts every other translation out there (of the 12 I have checked so far), perhaps you have to explain Genesis 3:15, rather than your protestant friend to whom you addressed your challenge.
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GREAT points.
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Now now . . . we probably need to be slightly more compassionate . . . be gentle . . . so much truth thrown at them in one post can contribute to
—apoplexy . . .
—or hives . . .
—or frothing at the mouth or fingers . . .
—or abuse button sitting marathons . . .
—or endless loop genuflections . . .
—or incoherently spouted “HAIL GRACEFUL ONE, FULL OF GRAPES” . . .
—or thrashing around on the floor screaming “UNFAIR PROTTYS! UNFAIR PROTTYS! PROTTYS TRUTH TELLING IS UNFAIR!”