[xzins]

And now I see Him there!' The Blessed Mother was human! And perhaps she would have wanted to say, 'lies! I have been cheated!'. John Paul II said this when he spoke of the Mother of God at one point.

PERHAPS SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED is a hypothetical used for effect by a public speaker.

If everyone keeps expecting theological treatises out of this man, then they're going to be disappointed when they keep getting sermons using rhetorical devices all designed to make a point.

As a preacher, I hope people distinguish between a variety of types of illustrations attempting to make or explain a point...and the point.

[piusv]

No, I just expect popes to remain true to Catholic teaching.

[BlatherNaut]

As a preacher, I hope people distinguish between a variety of types of illustrations attempting to make or explain a point...and the point.

Unfortunately in this case the allusion struck a distasteful note. The notion that the Mother of God would think disparaging thoughts of the Creator has never been part of Catholic teaching. Personal speculations such as this in regard to Mary are not only superfluous, but as we have seen by the reaction, many people find them disturbing to their sensus fidei.