Excellent references Maynard. People do have different ways of interpreting the Bible. The Ezekiel reference where the door was shut is a very strong one that proves Mother Mary remained a Virgin all Her life. And besides, all children of God should understand this. I just want to say, that you put up a strong argument. let the brothers and sisters of the faith who do not belong to Catholicism or who think mother Mary is a sinner just like anyone else think again before they reach such assumptions. Mother Mary is greater than Moses and is worthy of respect and reverence of all Christians. Because She gave Jesus to the world in submission to God's will. She obeyed. Mary was the chosen one of God.
[h=3]King James Version: Revelation Chapter 12[/h]1 And there appeared a great wonder in
heaven; a woman clothed with the
sun, and the
moon under her feet, and upon her head a
crown of twelve
stars:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in
birth, and pained to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in
heaven; and behold a great red
dragon, having
seven heads and ten horns, and
seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the
stars of
heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the
dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of
iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his
throne.
6 And the woman fled into the
wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
7 And there was war in
heaven:
Michael and his angels fought against the
dragon; and the
dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in
heaven.
9 And the great
dragon was cast out, that old
serpent, called the
Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, Now is come
salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ: for the
accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the
blood of the
Lamb, and by the word of their
testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the
devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
13 And when the
dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great
eagle, that she might
fly into the
wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the
serpent.
15 And the
serpent cast out of his mouth water as a
flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the
flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the
flood which the
dragon cast out of his mouth.
17 And the
dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the
testimony of
Jesus Christ
I won't say anymore than this. This passage speaks for itself. It is taken from The Bible. There is a difference between worshiping and venerating. And there is only one God every Catholic worships. And I had the impression, that Catholics too are known as Christians. Well. TY.
