[MarkBsnr]

I just love it that everything about the Holy Mother of God offends the protestants. I am proud that they accuse me of worship when I praise her, love her, try to emulate her, ask for her blessing—then my Lord Jesus will know that I am deeply touched by her fiat, and want to say the same to the Holy Spirit as she did to God: “Be it done unto me according to Thy Word.”

Exactly. They are deeply offended by the submission that Mary showed. The contrast of Mary's humility to the arrogant Protestant declaration of "I am the Church" really is quite telling.

I find it silly that they reserve the most hateful ugly words they can find to fling against those who love the Jewish maid who blessed God with everything she possessed, her very life, flesh and blood.

When you define yourself not in terms of what you are, but in terms of what you are not, then all kinds of silly possibilities can be developed.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

The contrast of Mary's humility to the arrogant Protestant declaration of "I am the Church" really is quite telling.

Brilliant.

[Jvette]

Right on the Mark:) Pun intended.

[caww]

(Protestants).. They are deeply offended by the submission that Mary showed.

Not at all, we understand clearly her humble heart before our Father's will. What is offensive is when people make her an idol and worship her images made by mens hands...and with those same imaginations pray to her.. when Jesus himself has stated He alone is the only mediator between man and God...and that we are not to make graven images to worship and adorn as the heathen do. That's what's offensive.

[caww]

When you define yourself not in terms of what you are, but in terms of what you are not, then all kinds of silly possibilities can be developed.

Is not that the same reasoning as when one believes what's 'not written' rather than adhere to what "is written".