Luke 1:48, ‘all generations will call me blessed.’
If Catholics go to far, this is one thing you never hear Fundamentalists say.
Really???
Because I've heard plenty of non-Catholics talk about that.
The difference is, that by saying *blessed* we don't presume it to mean a whole passel of things that are not supported by the context.
It was a great honor to be the one chosen to carry the Messiah. I've heard it was the dream of every Jewish girl to fulfill that role.
So yes, it was a blessing. But it does not make her into a sinless, immaculately conceived, never died, perpetual virgin.