Aieno Wrote
JP II has place the world in the care of Mary. No if that is not giving her more honor than Jesus what is it?
By saying care what do you mean? care as in her intercesstion?
Aieno Wrote
Mary is the mother of our Lord. One reason some, not all and in fact very few, non-Catholic Christians down play Mary is because the RCC has elevated her to a demi-god. Like the reformation the RCC can accept most of the blame for this.
As you stated very few! Mary is
not a god and will never be a god but she is as you stated the Mother of God therefore she deserves honor.
Aieno Wrote
Then why don't you link to sites that back up what you say? Like the canon is based solely on tradition until I guess you read the truth.
Most (not all) of what I say comes out of a lot of book reading not site searching.
Aieno Wrote
I quote Scripture in context, define words you apparently don't understand and you tell me I am interpreting the Bible? Check out the Catholic Encyclopedia and the catechism and count the number of time "interpret" is used. I like many non-Catholics seek to "understand the Bible.
You translate the bible and interpretate the bible according to your thinking, which is non biblical.
Aieno Wrote
Well, does the RCC worship Mary? Not according to the catechism, but until about a month ago most of the pro Mary for co-redemptrix sites plainly stated the RCC does worship Mary. So you tell me what is the right conclusion?
These sites are not pro-Catholic they seem to be Catholic sites.
These sites are created on purpose to confuse people and lead people astray of the true Catholic concept of Mary.
These sites are anti-Catholic and would most probably contain contradictions to actual church doctrine.
The right conclusion is what you stated, in the catechism Catholics shouldnt worship Mary. Thats final!
Aieno Wrote
Both are on this thread go back and look for them. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia is a book in public domain that was copywrited in 1915 and has been made available on the net. Why pay $50 or more for a book you can use for free? The Catholic Encyclopedia 1914 edition is also available on the net at no cost.
Using the Net a lot hurts my eyes
Also I like to "collect" such books as refrences etc...good point though.
Aieno Wrote
Any Tom, Dick, and Harry can publish a book also if they have the money or the connections to get it published. Just because you have to pay for a book does not make it more authoritative than a well researched web site. I have read some very biased histories that were not worth the time it took to print them.
Not any Tom, Dick and Harry can get connections and the money to publish a book. It would be easier to use the net for such people.
Peace