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we've even had heretic popes....ratzinger is considered by many catholics as one of them.
Well let's go see what the Father of the Reformation, Martin Luther, had to say on the matter.
"Christ...was the only Son of Mary, and the Virgin Mary bore no children besides Him...I am inclined to agree with those who declare that 'brothers' really mean 'cousins' here, for Holy Writ and the Jews always call cousins brothers."
Believe me. The Catholic Church and members only worship God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We pray to Mary for her help just like any one of you who ask a friend or family member to pray for you. If you are having trouble understanding this ask Mary yourself to show you who she is. She is for all of us. So you don't need to believe me, ask her. In Christ, Carol
the catholic church has called its honor of mary as hyperdula to mean veneration above the saints but lower than God. is that acceptable to non-catholics or do you really regard mary as just another common human being?
I don't believe Mary, Jesus, or Joseph existed. Do you believe Jupiter and Juno existed?
You have to know where to draw the line, though. I was born in Florida and have been there as recently as last year, but I remain skeptical about the Garden of Eden and the Fountain of Youth, both of which are reputed to lie within my native state. As for California, Mel Tillis assures me that there ain't no California.When I was a child I had never gone anywhere except Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, and I thought maybe California and Nevada and Wyoming didn't even exist. But some girls at my school said they had been there, so I accepted their eyewitness account. And so too I accept the eyewitness account of JM&J passed down to us by Sacred Scripture and Tradition.
Which people?who in the bible did people pray to?