The following quote is from Paragraph 100 in the Catholic Catechism: "The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church, that is, to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him."
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Replying to @hmestedpadre @TheBrometheus
What of the “Hail Mary’s”? I grew up Catholic.
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Replying to @LoveResurrects @TheBrometheus
I would love for someone to explain the concept of praying to Mary for me one day.
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Replying to @hmestedpadre @TheBrometheus
Going back far enough in Christianity...God is neither male nor female, yet both.
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Replying to @LoveResurrects @TheBrometheus
Theologically speaking God is neither Male or Female, not both. At least that's the way I learned it in college. Are you saying Catholics view Mary as God? I legitimately do not know. Going to a Baptist college Catholicism wasnt covered at all.
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The Creator isn't viewed as any gender -- how can it be when gender is a construct of this world and the Lord is above time,motion, space. The masculine term 'He' is used to denote aspects of 'his' nature in the same was 'she' is with regards to say, 'Mother earth'.
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I understand your thoughts, I was just reiterating what I had learned in school. But this doesn't get back to my original question. Why is Mary prayed to?
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In Catholicism, it's deemed there's a connection between heaven and earth hence the idea of mass.Thus, praying to Mary is asking for help to live life. Same with all Saints.
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Why not pray to God?
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Replying to @hmestedpadre @Mr_B_OB and
So since they are alive in the body of Christ they will pray to God and be active members of the Body though they are not active on earth. So we don’t pray to them as you think prayer. We ask them to join us in prayer as you would ask a friend to help you with a prayer request
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Correct. I won’t ask a saint to make anything happen for me. I ask a saint to pray to God for me, the same as I ask earthly fellows to pray for me. It’s much like a heavenly prayer chain. Perhaps more effective when considering James 5:16-18.
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