Many of us know that we who are Catholics hold Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in a high regard. I also realize that many of my Christian brothers and sisters outside of the Catholic Chruch do not hold Mary in such high regard. This is a sensitive subject for me because I am a momma's boy. So what I am going to do here is work through some of the most difficult doctorines about Mary that may seem idolitrous and thus heretical, but what I hope to accomplish is to defend my Most Blessed Mother Mary and the view and respect that the Chruch as the Mystical Body of Christ has for her.
First, Mary, Mother of God. I bet this phrase makes many seperated bretheren shake and even cringe. MOTHER OF GOD!!! they might say, HOW DARE YOU!!! Ah, but wait, earlier when I refered to her as the Mother of Jesus, you didn't react in the same way. Simple equivication, Jesus is the Word of God (matter of fact the Word made flesh), He is the second person of the Trinity (The Son), thus Jesus is God (Jesus = God). If you doubt this then you may want to read the first chapter of the Gospel according to St. John. Okay moving forward, Mary, as stated before, is the Mother of Jesus, thus (if Jesus is God) Mary is the Mother of GOd. To deny this title of Mary is to deny the very Incarnation of Christ, that is why the Chruch calls her by that name, not for her sake but to show the divinity of Christ. Simple Logic.
