However, none of us gets ANYTHING because of our merits alone. In that -- pretty much in that alone -- I can go with this guy. All merits, even the merits of the Saints, including of our Lady, are Christ's merits.
You say this because you are a thinking and knowledgeable man. What is the excuse of those who let such talk pass on by without the faintest glimmer of disapproval? Where is the "official" disclaimer of such hyperbole or a suitable counter explanation? Why does SO MUCH of the same seem to be tacitly approved of and even exalted by those whose JOBS are to keep their adherents on the right track? I've heard the excuse of excessive exuberance but when is it just plain irrational exuberance and why has it been allowed to go unchecked for so long?
On another note, you said earlier you were "not in the pink", I pray you get to feeling better soon!