Not surprising coming from a man who went from being a pagan to a Bishop in your church in about 2 weeks time. Why not look how Mary’s title has evolved over time.
Mary was called woman by Jesus
Mary was called woman by Paul
Mary was called suitable vessel by Ignatius
Mary was called new Eve by Justin Martyr
Mary was called advocate (intercessor, comforter) by Irenaeus
Mary was called ever virgin Mother of God by Origen.
All this evolution of her title in just 200 yrs, so “Temple of God” after another hundred years isn’t surprising. It doesn’t make it right, though.
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INDEED.
And it is just THAT SORT OF EVOLUTIONARY
!!!!!!!!!!!!!RELIGION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that resulted in a 2 foot thick curtain hiding the Holy of Holies that was rent when Christ was on The Cross.
It was JUST THAT sort of RELIGION that Christ was MOST hostile to.
And, re Mary, your labels did not include the most horrifically blasphemous and idolatrous that are available from their own officially approved documents.
No, I was just trying to show the historical evolution up to the time of Ambrose. The big thing that jumps out is her titles and claims of her supernatural powers keep changing. They become more grandiose each time.