[Elsie]

Catholics venerate Mary because she said yes. She could have said no!

Oh?

Where?

She said NOThing except; "Let it be as you have said."

The angel told her what was going down; period.

[terycarl]

She said NOThing except; "Let it be as you have said." The angel told her what was going down; period.

yeah....that free will stuff is way overrated...probably doesn't apply to everybody...

[Ge0ffrey]

Mary DID have a choice. She had free will. I know that’s hard for you Calvinists to accept, but she could have said NO! The angel Gabriel didn’t say, “Mary, you’re already pregnant!” Reread the story again, and ponder it until you get what a singular act it is. Mary’s YES is 180 degrees opposite of Eve’s NO.