While I appreciate your explanations, did it not occur to you that if you have to go to such lengths to explain what is meant by more ambiguous terms or statements, perhaps they are not the best to use?
For example, changing *mother of Jesus* to *mother of God* does nothing except foster confusion and leave the door open for misunderstanding who Mary is and the nature of God.
The more specific term *mother of Jesus* requires no verbal gymnastics to clear up misconceptions about who Mary is. There’s no need for convoluted explanations about how Mary isn’t REALLY “GOD’S” mother cause God doesn’t have a mother, etc.
*Mother of Jesus* doesn’t need any further explanation of who Mary is. It’s concise, accurate, succinct, beautiful in its simplicity.
You have entirely missed the point.
The problem is not whether Mary is mother of God or Jesus, because she is the mother of Jesus who IS God.
The problem is assuming Catholics equate ‘mother’ with ‘Creator’, which we do not do. Being the mother of God does not make Mary His creator or predecessor, it makes her the human vessel by which God’s human form arrived on earth. That is what a mother is. It is not confusing at all.
Any confusion is purposefully being created to cause dissent between Christians by trying to ascribe to Catholics a definition of motherhood that they do not hold. I wonder who might be behind that?
Love,
O2
And it doesn't further alienate a person who is not convinced (yet) that Jesus is GOD; in the flesh.