[ealgeone]

As a mother, Mary has a special role in the beginnings of our faith, in the infancy and childhood of our faith. The text says that many "began to believe." In Greek grammar, this phrase is an example of an inceptive aorist, often used to stress the beginning of an action or the entrance into a state. Thus Mary has a special role in helping to initiate our faith, in helping (by God's grace) to birth Christ in us. As St. Thomas Aquinas say, she is the "go-between," the great matchmaker in the mystical marriage of Christ and the soul. Having done that her final words are, "Do whatever he tells you." And while she may draw back a bit, she continues to pray for us.

Again, the false teaching of catholcism on full display some truth with a little false teaching......Mary is not our "go-between".

She is not needed for salvation.

She plays no role in our salvation.

It would be nice if the msgr had given us the specific verse he was quoting regarding "began to believe."

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“It would be nice if the msgr had given us the specific verse he was quoting regarding “began to believe.”

Arch...Pope???? Scripture???

[HossB86]

Again, the false teaching of catholcism on full display some truth with a little false teaching......Mary is not our "go-between".

She is not needed for salvation.

She plays no role in our salvation.

AMEN.

1 Timothy 2:5-6 says:
"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time."

Mary does nothing for us.

Hoss