[Elsie]

You see, right out of the gate here, you cite to a source that shows you really aren't thinking through this clearly at all.

If you say so.

Mary is dead and answers NO prayers.

[CpnHook]

Mary is dead and answers NO prayers

That's a classic response to a gaffe like raising Vatican I when you're trying to argue against the Papacy -- quickly change the topic.

I believe, rather, that Mary is alive in Christ.