Believe me, there are FAR more weightier differences than this one why Catholicism is rejected. I think that Catholics make so much of this issue for the simple reason of having to defend a dogma (the perpetual virginity of Mary) that has no Scriptural basis and, instead, have good reasons from Scripture that deny it. This is also justification for a lot of Catholics for the worship of Mary and the many titles of exaltation they give to her. If Catholics want to believe their version of Mary, it's no skin off my nose but what I DO object to is the insistence that they are right and others are wrong. This is one of those areas that are neutral since no one can really know for sure one way or the other. Why aren't non-Catholic Christians allowed to think differently on this and be allowed to explain why?
Funny how out of that post, only that sentence compelled you to respond. Not any of the factual positions from Scripture.
Catholics need no excuse for their beliefs regarding Mary. Any honors or exaltation we might give her pale in comparison to the glory and honor which God showed her.
I don’t understand though, if it’s no skin off your nose, it matters whether Catholics insist that they we are right and others are wrong. Obviously if we did not hold these truths to be supreme Truth, why would we be Catholic at all?
I have no problem with all of those here who believe their doctrines are the only Truth. At least they are firm in their faith. I believe they are wrong, but I do not call them out on them, say they are spawned by Satan and the Doctrines of Demons or that they are not Christian.
That is the way one behaves when one is unsure and feels the need to be an antagonist rather than an evangelist.