The Catholic doctrine on Mary does NOT make her God.
If I say that God CREATED Mary as a HUMAN, but a perfectly created human without the stain of original sin, then it is still saying that Mary is a human, not God.
Remember that Adam and Eve were both created without original sin, so why is it so hard to believe that God would create Mary without original sin so that original sin would not be inherited by Jesus?
Jesus is God and His sacrifice on the cross was eternal which means that it makes sense that grace from the future sacrifice of Jesus could be applied to Mary at her conception. With God all things are possible.
See this question for an example of what I’m talking about:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsJCJ.6WMGxwrv1K3ViR6EXsy6IX?qid=20060802171132AAg5AUP
2006-08-02 13:45:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I called Protestants "idol worshipers" or told them that they are not Christians, or that they are all going to Hell, THE WAY THEY ROUTINELY DO TO CATHOLICS, then that would be insulting them.
2006-08-02 14:05:14 · update #1
Right on the money. Mary is like the second Eve, only she got it right. She was born without sin, and we honor her greatly, but we do not worship her.
2006-08-02 13:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by Caritas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adam and Eve were the first with out sin because Sin had not entered into the world ,Mary had a mother in father that were born in sin and Mary herself calls Jesus her savior if she was born without sin then why did she need a savior the same way we do , further more Mary did not go to the cross die a horrible death and raise herself up from the dead ,You catholic always have to take away from Jesus Christ with your Maryalogi and praying to the saints ,its sickings me that the world would follow a man that wears a dress a stupid hat and calls himself the vicar of christ and hes the Head huncho of More child molesters than any organization .The roman catholic church is the most pathetic thing on the face of the earth, its worth is unkown they cant even give a guesstimate on its value but it does not have one ounce of God in it ,Its design its to turn people away from God and I can bet that all these people that have such a hatred for God is because the grew up under that Evil spirit, It most certainly is not Christian from the word of God ,All things are possible with God and he still does miracles ,once in a while you will hear about a catholic getting saved
2006-08-02 14:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by Terry S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But Protestants dont consider Mary a god or something. Mary is just part of the virgin birth story. It is the Catholics who regards Mary as a Saint.
To answer the question. Yes, i have witnesses a lot of protestants who are so into the subject makes them not just hear you, but also see other religion as crazy. My analogy is this: it is not their religion or their religion that made them what they are; it is their personality and characteristics. Basically, they believe in doing good, but they forgot about understanding, they forgot about patience, which are ingredients of LOVE and love is the greatest asset a person can have to change the world.
2006-08-02 14:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by The Punisher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean with "protestants?" Labels are the problem we have today among Christ followers and I suggest you enjoy Jesus and drop using labels. And regarding Mary and original sin, remember that the Bible said that "the wages of sin is death" and if mary died, then she inherited the original sin. That's why my Christ is the "One and Only" that is free from Sin, hence He conquered death.
2006-08-02 13:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hail Mary, Full of Grace...the Lord is with Thee
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb..JESUS
O Mary, conceived without sin
Pray for us who have recourse to thee
Mary IS NOT God. Mary IS NOT Worshipped as God is. But if the 10 commandments require us to honor our Mother and Father, and Jesus was a good Jewish boy who honored His mother, as Jewish law required Him to do... why shouldn't we also?
Poor Protestants are missing so much..I feel so bad for them.
2006-08-02 13:57:14 · answer #5 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O.K. basically what I get from your questions is that you feel like talking to follow Christians. Be grateful, your questions are answered and stop dissing other Christians. We are on the same team.
2006-08-02 14:01:37 · answer #6 · answered by richie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it makes them feel justified in condemning someone who worships God differently then they do
2006-08-02 13:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amen brother. Right on the money.
2006-08-02 13:53:23 · answer #8 · answered by Danny H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋