[Dr. Eckleburg]

STFASSISI: If you can't love Mary, don't be surprised if you lose your Salvation.

FOREST KEEPER: I think the Catholics would say that all the rituals they perform to gain their salvations (for themselves or others) are done with love for God, but this is a new requirement, to love someone ELSE in the supernatural realm (e.g. satan, demons, angels, or departed saints) who is NOT God. (???)

Yes, it seems the RCC adds to the Gospel regularly which is really subtracting from the Gospel since receiving God's grace through faith in the Gospel of Christ is the only thing required for our salvation. To add to this singular requirement detracts from the glory of God's plan of salvation by mercy and not debt.

No Protestant whom I know "loves Mary" in the way Catholics "love Mary." Are we really in danger of "losing our salvation" because of this distinction, stfassisi?

[Quix]

. . . TRUE.

But in a very hodge-podgey political power-mongering committee confabulated sort of way.

[Petronski]

...since receiving God's grace through faith in the Gospel of Christ is the only thing required for our salvation.

In this interpretation of Scripture, it is YOU who subtracts from the Gospel.

[DungeonMaster]

Thanks for pinging me to that “lose your salvation” thing!