[therut]

Well most non Catholics do not realize that Catholics teach that Mary was taken into heaven. They are not being rude as they do not understand the idea.

[billbears]

Well most non Catholics do not realize that Catholics teach that Mary was taken into heaven

Well count me as one of those. I had never heard of it. Not really pertinent to the teachings of Christ one would think though. Course there are a lot of traditions that have risen up in many denominations that aren't really pertinent as well