Actually, I am not a Protestant. I am a Baptist and currently am a member in a non-denominational church.
FWIW, Mary was a wonderful woman who fulfilled a task she was given by God. All the other stuff is nonsense for those that can't place their Faith Alone in Christ Alone.
Is your conversion for real, or is it just another phoney baloney story?
I’m dead serious.
Given the history of the Church - warts and all, ala the Reformation - I wanted to hear from a number of sides as I learn more. I may be attending a Catholic Church, but I won’t be a Catholic until after I learn more. That sort of thing.
These past two days on the Religion forum have been a pretty enlightening experience.
In the end, all I can say is that all - and I mean ALL - people have fallen short of the glory of God. Yet He still sacrificed His Son for our sake.