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I find it interesting to see here that our modern world is so smilar to the world in which Jesus lived. Many of his compatriots possessed an excellent knowledge of the Scriptures and held a good old testament theology. But the way they lived did not consistently honor God; nor did their preoccupations with each others faults help fulfil the mission for which God had chosen Israel. When it came to identifying and accepting Israel's Messiah, most of the nation's religious leaders and respected citizens turned their backs on him.

In Matthew 22:15-46, the author narrates a series of attempts by the religious establishment to trap Jesus into making statements that would incriminate him with the authorities or discredit him before his followers. In verses 23-33, Jesus succeeds in "muzzling" the Sadducees by his astute knowledge of the Bible and theology; and in verses 34-40, an expert lawyer from the Pharisee party tries to test him again:

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Mother Mary was an excellent example of love, obedience, and compassion. The enemy continues to trick into quibling over semantics and thinking that to Love others, on earth or in heaven, is taking away from God. In my Catholic faith it is the contrary.

Mother Mary was an excellent example of love, obedience, and compassion.

I think some of the anti-Catholic bigots who disparage and deprecate Mary so obsessively are actually intimidated by her example and need to tear her down to avoid feeling so bad about themselves.

Others are mislead by anti-Scriptural lies like "sola scriptura," "sola fide" and "sola Machen."

"... The enemy continues to trick into quibling over semantics and thinking that to Love others, on earth or in heaven, is taking away from God. In my Catholic faith it is the contrary.

Who is this "enemy" you speak of?

I need your help and, since you have so much love to spare, I'm sure you will give this help.

I have read each and every of the more than 1,000 posts on this thread and can not recall any of "the enemy" claiming "...that to Love others, on earth or in heaven, is taking away from God."

Please point out a few of your examples of this thinking.