[pegleg]

And the words "Mother, behold thy son," are clearly right there on the page.

The words were “Woman, behold thy son”. And it was Christ addressing Mary.

Catholics view “behold thy mother” as Jesus commissioning His mother to be the Mother of all Christians, and by giving her to John who personifies the Christian people, He commands us to accept her as our own mother.

[LibertyGirl77]

***Catholics view “behold thy mother” as Jesus commissioning His mother to be the Mother of all Christians, and by giving her to John who personifies the Christian people, He commands us to accept her as our own mother. ***

That's reading an awful lot into four simple words.

[OLD REGGIE]

The words were “Woman, behold thy son”. And it was Christ addressing Mary.

Catholics view “behold thy mother” as Jesus commissioning His mother to be the Mother of all Christians, and by giving her to John who personifies the Christian people, He commands us to accept her as our own mother.

Matthew 12:
[48] But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"
[49] And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

Many mothers, many brothers.