Protestants why do you keep on bearing false-witness against us catholics never have we ever said that Mary is

Question

a savior. Why do you keep on assuming we believe things which we don't?

Answer 1

Maybe because your own Pope declared that she held co-redemptive status with Jesus Christ?

You're cute Gandalf.

Answer 2

I think the root of the problem is that Roman Catholics pray to Mary and ask her to grant favors that should be asked only of God. Protestants do not believe in praying to the saints. We thank God for their teaching and example, but we acknowledge that neither Mary nor the saints have any powers to bestow blessings or cause miracles to happen. Why do we Prots believe this? Simple enough. There's not a shred of Scriptural teaching to support such a belief. Something on interest here is that Martin Luther, while he did not pray to Mary, held her in the highest esteem and had a personal affection for the Mother of Jesus until his dying day.

Answer 3

I think a lot of people get confused because catholics pray to Mary, instead of going to God through Jesus.

Hebrews 4:14-16

14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.



Also, as a non-catholic,( I am a christian, and go to a non-denominational church)I know that I associate Hail Mary prayers(I think it's a prayer anyway) with forgiveness of sins, and through that assume that you think that Mary forgives sins. Also, things like limbo,puratory, and Mary Magdeline being a prostitute, which were satrted by the catholic church, and aren't in the Bible muddy the waters even more. Not that that makes blatent misrepresentation of another church ok by any means, but alot of people really think that is what you believe.

Answer 4

I wouldn't call myself a Protestant, but I am a Christian (and not a Catholic). I think the Catholic church places undue emphasis on the mother of Jesus. In the New Testament, once you get out of the Gospels, Mary is never mentioned again (although some scholars argue that John addressed his second epistle to Mary). St. Paul never says anything about Mary. If her role in living the Christian life is so important, why is Paul silent on this subject?

Answer 5

It is because we have talk to people who have been in the catholic church for at least 25+ years or more who have said who Mary is to them wether their savior or if they pray to her or not. And this is where we are getting our knowledge from. And the other place is through reading books from those who use to be long time catholics that were in the church longer then 25+ year's. I'm sure you'll call them lier's. But they are not since they have been in the church longer then you.

Answer 6

the Latino is good and the dude with the list has allot of time on his hands. As a Baptist raised in the Church of Christ I know that religion is silly and we all want our point to be right but we ALL have it wrong in one way or another and will know the truth in the end, as long as Christ is our savior.. See ya there.

Answer 7

It's by your actions! You DO parade her around larger than life, while you keep Jesus as small as a mouse! What are we *supposed* to think?

You DO bow down and *pray* to her, and you DO ask her for everything under the sun, whereas that's Jesus's job! I don't know WHY you DO this, because she's *dead*! But you DO! You DO put her *above* Jesus!!!!! How can you say that you don't, when you have the rosary beads in your hands? And w-what's that repetitive stuff you all mumble? "Mother Mary, pray for us sinners,....."

I rest my case.

Answer 8

Protestants: Please show me in the Bible where it says that the Bible is sole infallible guide to Christian doctrine and practice? If you can find a verse which explicity or implicitly says that I will go back to Protestantism.

The problem with you is you ignore the fact that the transmission of divine revelation is not through the Bible alone. The Bible itself says that Tradition is also one way God communicates with us. (See 1 Corinthians 11,2; 2 Thessalonians 2,15; 3,6; 2 Timothy 1,13; 2,3, 14).

Catholic teaching never said that the Blessed Mother is a Savior or a Mediator. The Blessed Mother, all the saints in heaven and believers form what we call a Communion of Saints. They intercede for us and this is supported not only by Scripture but also by apostolic tradtion.

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What Catholics do now in asking the Blessed Mother and the saints of the Church to intercede for us comes from Apostolic Tradition. We can not just rely on the Bible as the sole and infallible guide to Christian doctrine and practice. The Bible does not make that claim either explicitly or implicitly.

As the following passages show, the early Church Fathers not only clearly recognized the biblical teaching that those in heaven can and do intercede for us, (See Psalm 103,20-21; Revelation 5,8; 8,3-4; Matthew 8,10; James 5,16) but they also applied this teaching in their own daily prayer life. Please note that some of these teachings were written before some of the New Testament books.

Hermas

"[The Shepherd said:] ‘But those who are weak and slothful in prayer, hesitate to ask anything from the Lord; but the Lord is full of compassion, and gives without fail to all who ask him. But you, [Hermas,] having been strengthened by the holy angel [you saw], and having obtained from him such intercession, and not being slothful, why do not you ask of the Lord understanding, and receive it from him?’" (The Shepherd 3:5:4 [A.D. 80]).

Clement of Alexandria

"In this way is he [the true Christian] always pure for prayer. He also prays in the society of angels, as being already of angelic rank, and he is never out of their holy keeping; and though he pray alone, he has the choir of the saints standing with him [in prayer]" (Miscellanies 7:12 [A.D. 208]).

Origen

"But not the high priest [Christ] alone prays for those who pray sincerely, but also the angels . . . as also the souls of the saints who have already fallen asleep" (Prayer 11 [A.D. 233]).

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 9

For the same reason they claim that we worship Mary and the saints and that we worship statues. They learn about the Catholic Church from other non Catholics that believe these things too, instead of learning the truth about the Church from those who know what the Church really teaches.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 10

To abel,

You forget that "traditions" still is subject to the word of God. Read Mark 7:1-14. Jesus was quick to point out that these men held on to tradition rather than the word of God. It was TRADITION that led the Catholic church to believe in a purgatory, it was REASON that convinced Pope Benedict to remove it. (still in the works, he is suppose to reveal it soon)

Answer 11

If the Protestants dont accept the authority of the Catholic church given by Christ Himself in the year 33, if they dont accept the authority of the Vicar of Christ, if they dont believe that the Roman Catholic church built on the Rock of Peter is the 'only ark of salvation' there is little chance they will believe anything else that the Catholic church teaches.
Mary IS the 'Mediatrix of all grace'. If God decides to shower His Mother will honor and priviliges what does He care if puny man shakes his little fist at Him. Will that make Him change His mind about the power He has given His Mother? NO.
The statues we place around the house of Our Blessed Mother is a reminder of Her, like you would place pictures of your own earthly mother in your album. Are we going to get rid of those statues because you think it is idol worship (which it is not)? NO we are not. We love the Mother of our Saviour too much for that. And the Saviour Himself wants to see His Mother crowned with love and honor.
So I really don't care what Protestants or anyone else think. I want to please God.

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And in answer to Esther;

There are however, those, especially today, who strongly object to the title 'Co-Redemptrix'. It is too much, they say, to speak of Her as Co-Redemptrix, since Christ alone is the Redeemer.

If it is too much to call Mary Co-Redemptrix, what shall we say about Her being called 'Mother of God'? Is not the title 'Mother of God' infinitely greater than 'Co-Redemptrix'? In fact, She is Co-Redemptrix precisely because She is Mother of God the Son, Who became the Redeemer only through Her co-operation and consenting to bear Him in Her womb. The redemptive action i.e. the suffering and death were possible for Him only by becoming man. For divinity cannot suffer nor die. So, when Mary consented to be the Mother of the Redeemer She consented at the same time to suffer with Him.

As St. Bernard says, addressing Mary, "No sword could penetrate (as Simeon had prophesied) Your Son's flesh without piercing Your soul". So the Son and the Mother both suffered for our redemption — the Son as the principal agent of redemption, and the Mother as the Co-operatrix with Him.

It should be noted that the word Co-redemptrix is just another word for Co-operatrix. The objectors to this title should realize that this title does not place Mary in the same level as the Son. As Vatican II says, "The Church does not hesitate to profess this subordinate role of Mary". Her part in the work of redemption is definitely subordinated to that of Jesus — it is secondary, therefore there can be no real objection to the use of 'Co-redemptrix' when speaking of Our Lady. The particle 'Co-' modifies and limits Her part. It makes it secondary or subordinate to that of Jesus. 'Subordinate' however does not mean 'not worthwhile'!