[Piers-the-Ploughman]

I have already posted this on FR but

Martin Luther believed in Mary's Immaculate Conception and her intercessory power, and her perpetual virginity.

Zwingli believed in verneration of Mary (Calvin opposed even this)

The Greek Orthodox hold similar views as Roman Catholics.

But somehow 75% of Christendom was wrong for 1500 years until a few "self-taught" and self-approved "Bible scholars"
tell us that hundreds of earlier saints and Christian leaders were all wrong.

[don-o]

But somehow 75% of Christendom was wrong for 1500 years until a few "self-taught" and self-approved "Bible scholars" tell us that hundreds of earlier saints and Christian leaders were all wrong.

Yep.

Minor correction: the veneration of the Theotokos was 100% until the wreckers (off the Protestsnt Reformation) decided to throw out the baby, bathwater and the tub.)

And you can keep posting the same until Judgement.

And you will get, guess what?

Bible verses.

[topcat54]

At least we are consistent in not worshipping the opinions of men with they contradict, or are at best unsupported by Scripture.

[biblewonk]

So who cares what the bible says, we'll just drop the names of all the important people that believe that. I sure don't think Paul or Peter or John or Jesus believed in those things about Mary. Otherwise, you'd think they'd have mentioned it.