Why do Roman catholics put Mary so highly? She was a rotten sinner to just like us?

Question

I know shes the mother of Jesus, but why do they put her in the trinity at the same level as Jesus? She needed his salvation too!

Shes not in the trinity i know but they put her as the same level as Jesus, which is NOT TRUE and is a satanic lie that gets people to worship idols and not Jesus

WHY DO U GUYS THINK I THINK SHES IN THE TRINITY, SHES NOT! I know its the father the son, and the holy spirit!

Answer 1

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. (These are the words the angel Gabriel said to Mary, a Bible quote.)

Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. (This is Mary's cousin Elizabeth's greeting, another bible quote.)

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. (The request to pray for us.)

It is the Scriptures inspired by God, not the Catholic Church, that positively states that God thinks of Mary so highly.

The person described by God in this way is just a little different from the rest of us.

Catholics believe this difference is because she was conceived without the taint of original sin (the Immaculate Conception) and committed no personal sin.

Mary is, of course, not God. But just like any other saint in heaven or on earth (the Communion of Saints), she also can pray to God for us.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I don't really want to answer this 'cuz I am sure that I will be bashed but the answers so far have been inadequate.

Mary is revered by Catholics because of the concept of the Immaculate Conception. Many Christians believe that the Immaculate Conception pertains to Jesus but in fact the Immaculate Conception was the Conception of Mary as the only person born without original sin. Everyone except her was born with original sin due to what happened in the garden of Eden. She was born without sin since her destiny was to be the vessel in which God will become human in order to enable man to once again reach redemption. And as the Mother of God the Son, Catholics believe that she can intercede with Jesus when we ask for her help in our prayers ( 'cuz what child can say no to their mom).

As for saying she is in the same level of Jesus, she is not. Jesus is part of the Trinity ( God as the Father, Son and Spirit). She is very high in the Pantheon of Heaven but not God.

Answer 3

Mary is not part of the trinity. The trinity is: God the Father,God the Son and Gold the Holy Spirit. Mary is held in such regard because God chose her to be Jesus' mother. Also she became pregnant through immaculate conception. Yes, she needed His salvation too, and recieved it.

Answer 4

Even though I don't believe that Mary is in the Trinity, I know she is highly revered in the catholic church. And she was not sinless only Jesus was.....Don't forget, Mary needed needed to submit a sin offering for purification from uncleanness. Luke 2:22-24; Leviticus 12:1-8.

Answer 5

Dear jordan 1,

You are right on!! Not to put down catholics or anything but they hold so many doctrines that are contrary to the Bible! I know of catholics that pray to Joseph, Mary, and a whole bunch of people they call saints and the Lord never wanted us to pray to sinful people. True believers are only to pray to the Lord God (Father, Jesus). Catholics also believe they can be forgiven their sins by confessing them to a priest!! That is pure nonsense because priests are sinners too!! Only God, the Lord Jesus Christ, can forgive sins!! I believe the reason that their is so much child molestation in the catholic church is because they do not follow 1 Timothy 3:1-5. The Bible tells us that a pastor or elder is to be the husband of one wife--that means a man who is to be the leader of a congregation is to be married and have children. If you would like further info type this into your web browser: www.familyradio.com.

Answer 6

Get your facts stright, she is not in the trinity. The trinity is the Father, Son and Holy Spirt. Also, Mary was not a sinner.

Answer 7

I'm not catholic and I think very highly of Mary. God choose her because she was pure, she was no rotten person. She was very devoted to God. Of course we all need salvation but I honor her always above all women because she gave birth to my lord and savior Jesus Christ. She was a humble women, a good women, a mother that many of us need to day. She was a young teenage girl who lived in a very hard world. She was probably scared to death about what was going on with her but the lord protected her.

Answer 8

You are wrong about Catholic beliefs. Catholics do not believe Mary is part of the Holy Trinity.

Mary - the Immaculate Ark of the New Covenant

Exodus 25:11-21 - the ark of the Old Covenant was made of the purest gold for God's Word. Mary is the ark of the New Covenant and is the purest vessel for the Word of God made flesh.

2 Sam. 6:7 - the Ark is so holy and pure that when Uzzah touched it, the Lord slew him. This shows us that the Ark is undefiled. Mary the Ark of the New Covenant is even more immaculate and undefiled, spared by God from original sin so that she could bear His eternal Word in her womb.

1 Chron. 13:9-10 - this is another account of Uzzah and the Ark. For God to dwell within Mary the Ark, Mary had to be conceived without sin. For Protestants to argue otherwise would be to say that God would let the finger of Satan touch His Son made flesh. This is incomprehensible.

1 Chron. 15 and 16 - these verses show the awesome reverence the Jews had for the Ark - veneration, vestments, songs, harps, lyres, cymbals, trumpets.

Luke 1:39 / 2 Sam. 6:2 - Luke's conspicuous comparison's between Mary and the Ark described by Samuel underscores the reality of Mary as the undefiled and immaculate Ark of the New Covenant. In these verses, Mary (the Ark) arose and went / David arose and went to the Ark. There is a clear parallel between the Ark of the Old and the Ark of the New Covenant.

Luke 1:41 / 2 Sam. 6:16 - John the Baptist / King David leap for joy before Mary / Ark. So should we leap for joy before Mary the immaculate Ark of the Word made flesh.

Luke 1:43 / 2 Sam. 6:9 - How can the Mother / Ark of the Lord come to me? It is a holy privilege. Our Mother wants to come to us and lead us to Jesus.

Luke 1:56 / 2 Sam. 6:11 and 1 Chron. 13:14 - Mary / the Ark remained in the house for about three months.

Rev 11:19 - at this point in history, the Ark of the Old Covenant was not seen for six centuries (see 2 Macc. 2:7), and now it is finally seen in heaven. The Jewish people would have been absolutely amazed at this. However, John immediately passes over this fact and describes the "woman" clothed with the sun in Rev. 12:1. John is emphasizing that Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant and who, like the Old ark, is now worthy of veneration and praise. Also remember that Rev. 11:19 and Rev. 12:1 are tied together because there was no chapter and verse at the time these texts were written.

Rev 12:1 - the "woman" that John is describing is Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Just as the moon reflects the light of the sun, so Mary, with the moon under her feet, reflects the glory of the Sun of Justice, Jesus Christ.

Rev. 12:17 - this verse tells us that Mary's offspring are those who keep God's commandments and bear testimony to Jesus. This demonstrates, as Catholics have always believed, that Mary is the Mother of all Christians.

Rev. 12:2 - Some Protestants argue that, because the woman had birth pangs, she was a woman with sin. However, Revelation is apocalyptic literature unique to the 1st century. It contains varied symbolism and multiple meanings of the woman (Mary, the Church and Israel). The birth pangs describe both the birth of the Church and Mary's offspring being formed in Christ. Mary had no birth pangs in delivering her only Son Jesus.

Isaiah 66:7 - for example, we see Isaiah prophesying that before she (Mary) was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son (Jesus). This is a Marian prophecy of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.

Gal 4:19 - Paul also describes his pain as birth pangs in forming the disciples in Christ. Birth pangs describe formation in Christ.

Rom. 8:22 - also, Paul says the whole creation has been groaning in travail before the coming of Christ. We are all undergoing birth pangs because we are being reborn into Jesus Christ.

Jer. 13:21 - Jeremiah describes the birth pangs of Israel, like a woman in travail. Birth pangs are usually used metaphorically in the Scriptures.

Hos. 13:12-13 - Ephraim is also described as travailing in childbirth for his sins. Again, birth pangs are used metaphorically.

Micah 4:9-10 - Micah also describes Jerusalem as being seized by birth pangs like a woman in travail.

Rev. 12:13-16 - in these verses, we see that the devil still seeks to destroy the woman even after the Savior is born. This proves Mary is a danger to satan, even after the birth of Christ. This is because God has given her the power to intercede for us, and we should invoke her assistance in our spiritual lives.

Answer 9

In the Council of Ephesus, the doctrine that Christ had two natures continued in the church. In order to emphasize that Jesus was truly divine at the time of birth, the theologians began to call Mary the mother of God. Take note that this was not done to exalt Mary, but to emphasize the divinity of her child.

In 431 the council decreed that Christ had perfect unity in His being and personality and that He was notof two different parts joined together.

From this time on the statement "Mary, the mother of God" is commonly used. It was not to exalt Mary, but rather to exalt Jesus, her son, as God. The statement however was soon removed from the controversy that called it forth. The divinity of Christ became generally accepted. then the emphasis in the statement was changed and Mary began to be exalted as though she were the source of Christ's divine nature.

Answer 10

Jesus born from a rotten body? I think your head is rotting now. Such a simple explanation and hope you can understand.