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To: mlizzy
You've heard that saying..."What you do speaks so loud I can't hear what you say."? You were the one who claimed "Protestants" couldn't help but convert to Roman Catholicism if they would "honor" Mary as RCs do, didn't you? Let me ask you this, if you take out the "honor" of Mary within Roman Catholicism, would it still BE Christian?

No person here has truthfully dishonored Mary. Roman Catholics get their knickers in a knot over the subject because people don't "honor" Mary in the same way as they do. That is hardly dishonoring her! If you cannot show where any of the Apostles taught or instructed believers in what they are to believe about the mother of Jesus, then all you really have is what fallible humans developed over time. It is for that reason alone that we SHOULD judge the doctrines and dogmas BY scripture to see if they are true.

Admit it, some RCs are "disturbed" because non-RC Christians don't believe as they do about Mary. It isn't really about honoring or dishonoring her, but Roman Catholics' insistence that "real" Christians have to be Roman Catholic.

540 posted on 09/15/2014 11:27:42 AM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums
No person here has truthfully dishonored Mary.
To quote John McEnroe: "You must be joking!"
541 posted on 09/15/2014 11:35:22 AM PDT by mlizzy ("If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic Adoration, abortion would be ended." --Mother Teresa)
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To: boatbums

That’s an excellent summary of the problem here.


542 posted on 09/15/2014 11:40:22 AM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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To: boatbums
It isn't really about honoring or dishonoring her, but Roman Catholics' insistence that "real" Christians have to be Roman Catholic.

That's it in a nutshell.

Good job as usual, bb.

546 posted on 09/15/2014 11:58:08 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: boatbums
It isn't really about honoring or dishonoring her, but Roman Catholics' insistence that "real" Christians have to be Roman Catholic.

Additionally, it's interesting that their criteria about who a Christian is is based on how they relate to MARY, not how they relate to Jesus.

Jesus has been reduced to not much more than a window dressing by the Catholic church.

I'm still left wondering if there's any Roman Catholic who would take up the challenge to ignore Mary for a whole month and in lieu of the time spend on her, focus exclusively on Jesus.

IOW, give HIM the time, attention, praise, prayers, adoration, etc, that they give to Mary.

548 posted on 09/15/2014 12:01:13 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: boatbums
Admit it, some RCs are "disturbed" because non-RC Christians don't believe as they do about Mary. It isn't really about honoring or dishonoring her, but Roman Catholics' insistence that "real" Christians have to be Roman Catholic.
Stop jumping to conclusions; you might land on your head.
554 posted on 09/15/2014 12:34:52 PM PDT by mlizzy ("If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic Adoration, abortion would be ended." --Mother Teresa)
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