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To: fwdude

“...Mary’s consent never entered into it...”

Mary had free will, just as we all do, just as Eve did. God created us with free will because he was not interested in robots. Mary is our second chance - Eve could have said no to Satan, Mary could have said no to God - Jesus’ conception was not a rape.

Mary’s freely chosen consent made the incarnation possible. That is the main reason why we Catholics love her - for not saying no!! Also loving Mary is not worshipping her, and it doesn’t take away from our love for her son - it adds depth. For example does loving our grandson somehow take away our love for his mother? Of course, not, it creates MORE love. Loving Jesus’ mother does not take away from our love for him, love is not finite, and Jesus’ wants us to love his mother. (John 19 25-27)


64 posted on 12/09/2012 7:35:09 AM PST by stonehouse01 (Equal rights for unborn women)
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To: stonehouse01

Sin came in through Adam, not Mary. It wasn’t until Adam ate that they both knew sin.

The sin issue wasn’t Eve’s fault to be rectified by Mary.

The sin issue was Adam’s fault to be rectified by Jesus.

All the attention and false teaching about Mary takes attention off of Jesus where it rightly belongs.


74 posted on 12/09/2012 10:19:37 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: stonehouse01

Correction.....

Sin came in through Adam, not Eve. It wasn’t until Adam ate that they both knew sin.

The sin issue wasn’t Eve’s fault to be rectified by Mary.

The sin issue was Adam’s fault to be rectified by Jesus.

All the attention and false teaching about Mary takes attention off of Jesus where it rightly belongs.


75 posted on 12/09/2012 10:20:08 AM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: stonehouse01

“Mary; I want you to go to Ninevah...”


394 posted on 12/11/2012 3:38:43 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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