What the Church Teaches about Mary

[xxGreyFalconxx]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

Preterist,

I had a big, long post in response to yours, then my Internet Explore shut down, losing all my info. I just don’t have the mental energy to retype it all, and honestly, we’re beginning to re-hash points we already discussed pages and pages ago. I feel like we’re arguing in circles, and there’s no point to that.

You have a lot of very good points, and I’m very impressed with your willingness and openness to discuss. Good for you!

That being said, you aren’t telling me anything I haven’t already heard a hundred times, and none of them are points I didn’t thoroughly consider in my own conversion. You’ve raised some great points, and there are folks out there much smarter than me who do a better job in answering them than I ever could. If you are honestly open to learning more about what the Church really teaches and not what anti-Catholic authors claim the Church teaches, may I suggest you start with this book:

Amazon.com: By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition: Mark P. Shea: Books

It is written by a former Evangelical who discovered the truth of the Catholic faith. If you find it helpful, you also might try this one:

Amazon.com: Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible As the First Christians Did: Mark P. Shea: Books

God bless you!

Plugging your own books?

Just saw the name was all

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by xxGreyFalconxx

Plugging your own books?

Just saw the name was all

Heh. If only. Nope. I'm not a Shea.

[Oakback]

Originally Posted by Preterist

And your point is?

Yes, Mary was "blessed among women"--she was chosen to provide Jesus' body. That does not mean that we should now somehow exalt her if that is why you posted these verses. She was still simply a flesh-and-blood human being with a sin nature and in need of salvation.

Preterist

"Though that art highly favored"

That's good enough for me