[Iscool]

From the moment of Jesus' conception until His birth She was the Holy of Holies, the living Tabernacle and the Ark of the New Covenant. She was a creature, but She is NOT your equal or mine.

Of course she is...If your religion would quit making up stories to add to the bible, you'd know that as well...

[Natural Law]

"Of course she is..."

Nope! If we are all equal how do you explain the unequal distribution of Gifts? (1 Corinthians 12) How very unscriptural for you to deny that Mary was the recipient of all of the Gifts of the Spirit. How disappointing that those who preach the rapture of the elect deny that it has or even could have already happened to Mary.

[metmom]

It would be interesting to see what would happen to Catholicism if all reference to Mary short of the virgin birth alone, were eradicated.

I wonder if any Catholic ever seriously tried to do Catholicism either in confession, mass, or in private, without Mary and instead just focused on Jesus and Him alone.