[Campion]

Why do you think Mary is in competition with Jesus?

Was she in competition with Jesus when she said, "Let it be done unto me according to thy word"?

Was she in competition with Jesus when she said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my savior"?

Was she in competition with Jesus when she said, "Do whatever he tells you"?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Roman Catholic apologists have put her in competition with Christ by offering some prayers to Christ and some prayers to Mary.

Idolatry.

[1000 silverlings]

If she said”Do whatever he tells you”, then why don’t you? Jesus taught the disciples how to pray in the Lord’s prayer, and there’s no praying to Mary, saints, angels, dead people or anyone else but God the Father, mentioned.

[metmom]

Why do Catholics pray to her? Don’t they think they can take their requests to God?

Or do they think that they can get from her what they can’t get from God?

If they’re not getting it from God, why would Mary cross God’s will and give it to them anyway?

[Quix]

Ahhhhhhhhh

The forest full of staw dogs is whistled for again.

Perhaps I need to work harder to simpify this. That's an area of weakness as most here know.

1. The competition is NOT with the AUTHENTIC MARY by any means to any degree.

2. The competition is in the heart of man.

3. The battleground for the heart of man is the mind.

4. Many Roman Catholics et al . . . evidently most of those who are members of the rabid cliques hereon . . . are seduced to an alarming degree into all manner of fantasies which subtract from JESUS THE CHRIST'S EXCLUSIVE ROLE, STATUS, OFFICE, POSITION, GLORY, DEITY. 5. That's just a fact.

A) It's an observable fact in terms of the number of words devoted to one vs the other.
B) It's an observable fact in terms of the emotional weights those words carry.
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C) It's an observable fact in terms of the sentence structure those words are used in.
D) It's an observable fact in terms of the documentation associated with such ideas and practices.
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E) It's an observable fact in terms of the behaviors the Roman Catholic et al sheeple demonstrate year in and year out.
F) It's an observable fact in terms of the WORDS AND EMOTIONS those SHEEPLE display WHEN they are performing those behaviors or talking about them.
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G) It's an observable fact in terms of the COMPARE AND CONTRAST SCRIPTURES referring to such attitudes, foci and related activities.
H) It's an observable fact in terms of the spiritual fruit resulting in subtractions from attention in time and effort worthy only JESUS.
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I) It's an observable fact in terms of the psychological defense mechanisms so faithfully employed defending such idolatrous, blasphemous activities and attitudes.
J) It's an observable fact in terms of the hostility daring to touch such sacred cows triggers.
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K) It's an observable fact in terms of the shallow, transparent rubber logic employed to justify such attitudes and behaviors.
L) It's an observable fact in terms of the testimony of the greater intimacy with God of those who've been freed from such attitudes and practices.
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[RnMomof7]

It is Catholics that have placed her in competition with Jesus