So what is that statement, agronomy, entemology? It IS exactly a systematic (though it's a small system) statement about the Virgin's role in the Incarnation. It meets the definition.
A small triangle is not a triangle because it's small? Saying "There is not God," is not a theological statement"? No sale.
Enough with the same old, over and over and over again reference to texts we also cite. Do you really think we haven't read, heard, and considered that incident?
I quit watching 60 Minutes because I knew that I wasn't sufficiently righteous to deserve to feel all the "righteous anger" they try to stir up. I'm now seeing that a lot of our adversaries would rather take some quote out of the general context of discourse and practice, make outrageous statements, and draw unwarranted conclusions because it is just so rewarding to feel that little frisson of horror and moral superiority: "EEEEW! THEY're BLASphemers!"
Cut me a break.
If you ever want to know what the Church really teaches, get back to me, I might be able to recommend a course of study. Just don't waste my time with this bogus nonsense.
There is nothing bogus about blasphemy. I realize you’ve read those scriptures before and ignored them - doesn’t mean you will ignore them forever, or that others reading have read them before.
Your concept of Mariology extends to saying Mary lived - HARDLY what any rational person would consider a “study” of Mary. Most of us can read Genesis without indulging in Adamology. There doesn’t seem to be much interest in Catholicism or Protestantism in Paulology, although Paul played a greater role in Christianity than Mary.
As a Protestant, I accepted Catholic claims not to worship Mary - UNTIL I read what the Pope wrote. When I read that, I searched the Vatican website, believing it had to be a spoof.
Nope. A Catholic may have been so immersed in Mariology so long as to read that without recoiling - but I believe most non-Catholics reading that passage will understand why I call it blasphemy.
The quote was not out of context, nor is it the only one available. It isn’t “60 Minutes” style gotcha. It is part and parcel of what the Catholic Church believes. If you doubt me, take it up with your Pope. He wrote it.