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To: jiminycricket000
No Catholic who knows his/her faith prays to Mary as anything other than a glorious, though merely human, intercessor for us when she unites her prayers with our own and whispers them to God, and hence God hears both us, and his Blessed Mother, praying for our assistance or personal intention.

Pure fable...Does God hear muzlims when they pray to Mohammed or that black statue (idol, rock)???

Prots have their "prayer groups", where Bull Henderson, Paul Smith, Norma Jenkins and Bertha Sanford pray for somebody. That's all well and good, but if given the choice I'd prefer to have the Virgin Mary, Mother of God Incarnate, pray for me.

Does she tell you she prays for you, or is that some fairy tale that your religious leaders told you to believe...

Her influence with God, like it or not, is far superior than YOURS.

Not according to Jesus...You ever read the bible, without your religion looking over your shoulder???

Until YOU are chosen to give birth to the saviour of mankind, you need to keep the pie hole closely monitored by common sense and 2,000 years of Christian history.

Your common sense??? Jesus didn't tell us to use common sense to understand the scriptures...Your common sense may not make any sense to anyone else...

Izlam has been around for over a thousand years...They then should have just about as much credibility as your religion...

Furthermore, the Blessed Virgin Mary can indeed perform miracles, but not of her own power, but of God's power. God gave the Apostles, and even some of their followers, the power to perform miracles. Why would he leave His own mother, whom He chose from all time to be His mother, out of the business of miracles?

OKay, where does that idea fall into this that you posted???

And who, pray tell, are these "numerous, different (Catholic) sources"? Are they bonafide Catholic theologians with doctorates in theology? Or are they just some Catholic "freepers" who are ignorant of their faith? (There are many of these today). And there are many ridiculous, absurd and foul "Catholic" sources of information out there on the web. There is but one official 'source' of Catholic doctrine, and it is called the Magisterium. If any teaching on Catholic doctrine contradicts the Magisterium, then that teaching is in error, period.

Mary performs miracles, eh??? If that was true, don't you think that Jesus might have mentioned it, or even hinted at it???

I haven't heard that one before...

2,200 posted on 06/12/2011 5:34:41 AM PDT by Iscool (I don't understand all that I know...)
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To: Iscool
Mary performs miracles, eh??? If that was true, don't you think that Jesus might have mentioned it, or even hinted at it???

"... and greater works than these shall ye do ...".

You'll find that in the New Testament, attributed to .... you figure it out.

2,203 posted on 06/12/2011 6:12:40 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Iscool
Her influence with God, like it or not, is far superior than YOURS.

Not according to Jesus...You ever read the bible, without your religion looking over your shoulder???

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AGREED.

2,210 posted on 06/12/2011 7:57:48 AM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Iscool
"Pure fable...Does God hear muzlims when they pray to Mohammed or that black statue (idol, rock)???"

My guess is no, I do not believe God hears the prayers of Muslims in the same way He hears His followers, His children. He may be aware that Muslims are praying, only not to Him, but rather to an idol.

2,490 posted on 06/21/2011 5:11:16 PM PDT by jiminycricket000
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To: Iscool
"Pure fable...Does God hear muzlims when they pray to Mohammed or that black statue (idol, rock)???"

Where do you get the idea that Muslims pray to Mohamed or a black statue/rock? Do you have a reference you can provide?

2,491 posted on 06/21/2011 5:20:55 PM PDT by Titanites
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