Mary's place in Christianity & more

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Mary's place in Christianity & more

Submitted by Sheesh! on January 06 2001 10:51:25

Hi,

I was asked by two teenboys (16 & 19), in a discussion about religious differences, why Mary is called the mother of God by Catholics and treated as a mere woman by Protestants.

They also wondered why there are statues in Roman Catholic churches while generraly there are none in Protestant churches. I believe it is because Protestants view the practice as idol worshipping.

Any thoughts on the differences would be appreciated.

Sheesh! who was raised in both faiths but forgot much

Follow ups:

It's like this - F.O.D. January 07 2001 01:27:22 (0)
Mary's importance - Bonzo January 06 2001 13:02:34 (2)
- I don't - F.O.D. January 07 2001 02:01:06 (0)
- I like that - Ford Prefect January 06 2001 13:10:59 (0)
An oversimplified answer - Ford Prefect January 06 2001 11:49:31 (6)
- A Protestant addendum - 300 January 06 2001 12:18:57 (4)
  - It gets worse - Bonzo January 06 2001 12:54:03 (2)
    - Depends... - 300 January 06 2001 13:07:11 (0)
    - I'm not sure what you mean by 'seriously' - Ford Prefect January 06 2001 13:03:21 (0)
  - Mediator, Mediatrix, etc. - Ford Prefect January 06 2001 12:47:33 (0)
- Aye, like the Stations of the Cross (nt) - Altima January 06 2001 12:10:16 (0)

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