Catholics disagree with your misunderstanding. Mary was blessed by God and accepted the request by God to be the mother of Jesus as reported in Luke Chapter 1. Mary was full of God's grace, even before Baptism began.
26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.l
28And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”m 29But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
30Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31n Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. 32o He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High,* and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father, 33and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”p
34But Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?”* 35And the angel said to her in reply, “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.q
Leo XIII has said Mary is at the highest summit in Heaven. He also said that the catholic church places ALL their hope in Mary.
Why shouldn't Mary be at the summit with he son Jesus? Why shouldn't the Catholic Church place all their hope in the Blessed Mother of God to help us? Mary is the Mother of the Church. That doesn't mean that the Church has made her a God. Why do you disrespect her so much? I feel that this disrespect is the work of Satan and as such is evil.
Perhaps you have heard about Fatima and Lourdes?
Is your attack on Mary part of your Church dogma or just personal?
I remind you of Matthew 16:19.
Not once in all of scripture is that shown or inferred as has been shown multiple times in this thread alone.
Because it gives to Mary what belongs to God.
Psalm 39:7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Psalm 71:5 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
1 John 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1 Timothy 4:10 for for this we both labour and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Saviour of all men -- especially of those believing.
1 Corinthians 15:19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
1 Peter 1:21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Why shouldn't Mary be at the summit with he son Jesus? Why shouldn't the Catholic Church place all their hope in the Blessed Mother of God to help us? Mary is the Mother of the Church. That doesn't mean that the Church has made her a God. Why do you disrespect her so much? I feel that this disrespect is the work of Satan and as such is evil.M/i>
See, you've already had to add a qualifier to the statement to make it sound palatable. The pope did not say that. You had to insert it. There is nothing in Scripture that can point to Mary being in this lofty position. In John's account in Revelation we see God on the throne, Jesus at His right, the 24 elders, angels....no mention of Mary who your pope claims is at the "highest summit" in Heaven. And now you have to resort to word games to explain/justify this false teaching.
M Perhaps you have heard about Fatima and Lourdes?
Yes I've heard of those.
Are you familiar with all of this encounter?
In an interview between Sister Lucy (the 10-year-old shepherd girl who was among the three children who saw the apparitions in 1917) and a Father Fuentes. The interview took place in 1957. In this interview focusing on Fatima and its message, Sister Lucy says the following
"The second reason is because She said to my cousins as well as to myself, that God is giving two last remedies to the world. They are the Holy Rosary and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These are the last two remedies which signify that there will be no others.
Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/lady-fatima.html#ixzz3M5KX8r8r
No mention of repentance and faith in Christ. Have you heard of this?
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. 14No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds..
Paul had the correct remedies for the world.
Acts 16:28-34
And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, 30and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. 33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.
Peter had the answer also! Acts 2:37-42
Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” 38Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39“For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” 40And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” 41So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls. 42They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Is your attack on Mary part of your Church dogma or just personal?
If pointing out false teachings is an attack in your worldview, so be it.
As a good catholic...do you say/have you said this prayer?
The Morning Consecration to Mary
My Queen, My Mother, I offer myself entirely to thee.
And to show my devotion to thee,
I offer thee this day, my eyes,
my ears, my mouth, my heart,
my whole being without reserve.
Wherefore, good Mother, as I am thine own, keep me, guard me as thy property and possession.
Would you offer this prayer if you changed Mary to: Baal, Allah, Buddah, Zeus, Apollo...Satan.
See the impact?
Because God didn't leave a message for anyone, anywhere that Mary had the ability to help anyone with anything...And what did Jesus say???
Mat_11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
There is no Mary in that verse...
What you people apparently are ignorant of is the Trinity...Jesus doesn't provide comfort for his children...The Holy Spirit does...Jesus doesn't lead us into truth...The Holy spirit does...
Mary doesn't have a holy spirit that can comfort or lead anyone anywhere...The entire thing is a scheme...A fallacy...
He was talking about titles.
Why did you change the subject?
Because GOD didn't put Mary there. The Catholic church did.
God will share His glory with none other.