[Dr. Eckleburg]

She opened to us the unspeakable abyss of God's love for us. Through her the old enmity against the Creator is destroyed. Through her our reconciliation with Him is strengthened, peace and grace are given to us, men are the companions of angels, and we, who were in dishonour, are made the children of God. From her we have plucked the fruit of 1ife. From her we have received the seed of immortality. She is the channel of all our goods. In her God was man and man was God. What more marvellous or more blessed? I approach the subject in fear and trembling.

Absolute idolatry. They weren't called the Dark Ages for nothing.

[Al Hitan]

They weren't called the Dark Ages for nothing.

For those who still ignorantly use the term "Dark Ages", you need to read this book Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel, Technology and Invention in the Middle Ages.

For those others who still use the term, you should check your motives.

[Pyro7480]

I pointed out later that St. John was from Damascus, and therefore, he was removed from the “Dark Ages” in Western Europe. And did you miss the part where he point out that Mary doesn’t “possess grace on [her] own account”? I wouldn’t ever trust your judgment on what “idolatry” is.

[Antoninus]

Absolute idolatry. They weren't called the Dark Ages for nothing.

And to think, it only took 800 years for a Christian to call him out on it!

Unless, of course, you consider yourself one of the original followers of Constantine V Kopronymos.