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Mary who? The Mary of Rome’s Catholicism is inspired by the spirit of antichrist, who had influenced the Roman church elevating her as equal and even above Jesus. She is almost always pictured as a babe in her arms or a child at her side. Far more prayers are said to this false Mary than to Jesus and the Father combined by those who exalt her. Many prayers ask her for salvation which comes from Christ alone, who is the Savior. She promises this all who believe in Him. So the Catholics are misdirected in their prayer to both her and the saints. Babylon was Nimrod’s headquarters from which came an the first organized false religion, that spread this pagan religion within Egypt, Canaan, Greece, India, Rome, ancient Britain (the Celts) "The Babylonians in their popular religion, supremely worshipped a Goddess. Prominent in the religious system of Babylon was the worship of a mother and child. An infant or child in his mother's arms from Babylon this worship of the Mother with the Child spread to the ends of the earth in various forms. The worship of a mother and child found its way into Roman Catholicism from Constantine and his Christian pagan mixture, who used so many other concepts from other religions. Accommodating itself to the culture and religious practice of the people, this is what we call syncretism. The influence of Mariolatry is just one of these examples. It impacts several other doctrines, i.e. the bloodless sacrifice of the mass that they claim IS a reenactment of the cvrucifixion; prayers to the saints and for the dead; and it is the basis for the supernatural visions of the Virgin claimed by so many Roman Catholics world-wide practice for centuries. Rome’s Catholics believe you should pray to God, but you can also pray to God through Mary. Catholic belief that prayers can be directed to Mary and to the Saints “Hail Mary” is most certainly a prayer to Mary. Romes Catholicism says,"'Jesus is our guide and our light in the way of life; Mary the star which guides and conducts us to the harbour- of salvation. Jesus is the author of grace; Mary is the mother of grace. In a word, Mary participates by grace in all the titles which Jesus enjoys by nature.'
Romanism states, “We believe that Mary, as the earthly mother of Jesus,
was the channel through which God's grace entered the world.But Mary is
NOT the dispenser of God's grace to us, all one has to do is read the bible
which is the Word of truth. The Bible teaches us that all prayers should be
directed to God alone – “Our Father, who art in heaven”
2 Timothy 2:15
clearly states,
“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the
man Christ Jesus
.” Some say there are over 100 titles to Mary. Roman Catholic Doctrine: Mary is our Mediatrix and is Immaculate. Her title is Holy Mary, the Mother of God. They say, Mary is truly Mother of God because she is Mother of a Divine Person, because her Son took His human nature from her is truly God. Romanism says God has exalted her above all other creatures; the highest angel is His servant; she is His Mother.” They say, Blessed Virgin, being the Mother of God, is above all the Angels and Saints; she is pronounced "blessed among women" (Luke 1:28), and is to be called "blessed" (Luke 1:48) by the faithful throughout all generations. Christ appointed her as OUR MOTHER and us as HER children, in the person of St. John: "Behold thy son.... Behold thy Mother." (John 19: 26, 27).If she is our mother than God cannot be our FATHER, FOR IT GOES AGAINST THE WHOLE WAY THE BIBLE SPEAKS OF THE Father and the son.
Giving Mary a position not from God, Catholics believe that Mary should be
respected above all women. I accept Luke 1 that she is the most blessed
person among women because she willingly carried the Son of God in her womb
(Luke
1:28,35,
42). But there is no evidence that she should be exalted
or receive special veneration (hyperdulia) of God. Mary is a creature, who was not sinless, but was chosen because OF HER BEING FAITHFUL and AGREEING WITH THE ANGELS MESSAGE to bring forth the man , the branch who would be the incarnation of God. Can God create a being equal to Himself without that being God? Can a created being that IS NOT INFINITE IN ABILITY and knowledge? The Roman Catholic Mary is said to “[stand] at the right hand of her only begotten Son.” As Jesus is at the right hand of the Father. Praying to Mary to expect protection and Salvation from her instead of from Christ has you dishonor the son of God Making Mariolarty, idolatry. No human Being is able to hear the prayers of millions, besides not being able to ANSWER A SINGLE ONE. Mary cannot hear millions of prayers made by Roman Catholics not being omniscient as God. Mary devotee Pope John Paul II, Quoted Augustine in his Augustineum Hyponensem , Apostolic Letter, Aug. 28, 1986. He exalted the authority of the church over that of the Bible, declaring, “I should not believe the gospel unless I were moved to do so by the authority of the Catholic Church” (quoted by, www.cin.org/jp2.ency/augustin.html ). What gospel - where?
It becomes clear that Catholics, even the Pope obey a churches teachings
that are not found in the Bible. “She most highly honored indeed of all created beings " (Life of the Blessed Virgin, Rev. Bemard O'Reilly, Haydock's Bible, End of Old Testament Division, p. 12, chapter vi., col. 1). We don’t go through Mary or any saint, we pray to the Father, by the Spirit, instructed by and in the name of Jesus Christ! They pray “O Mary, conceived without sin! O Mary, Queen of heaven! Pray for us who have recourse to thee. " Eve was produced without sin, but she brought forth in sin; Mary was produced in sin, but she brought forth without sin." (Innocent 3rd De Festo assump. Sermon 2nd.) In the early church some taught Mary was the second Eve. Also in the early church there were those who thought that Mary, carrying Christ in her womb, was the Ark —“For the holy Virgin is in truth an Ark, gilded within and without,” (Gregory Thaumaturgus in the 3rd century. The problem with this unbiblical theory of Mary is that she carried him for only 9 months until he was born and there are not two arks. Former priest joseph Zacchello points out millions of Roman Catholics who seek in vain for salvation in the sacraments, novenas, candles, beads, statutes, and inventions of their priests. Many are deceiving them; almost no one is showing them the truth as it is in the Scriptures. Zachello writes fascetiously,“Why was Mary's death such a triumph, such a scene of peace and joy and heavenly consolation? Because she was sinless. The sting of death is sin. It was also because she had stood by her Son's death-bed of the cross, and shared by her compassion in His agony. In return for this, Jesus Himself came to receive the sacred soul of His dear Mother. All the angels of heaven were present there, singing sweet melodies. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell: nor wilt Thou give Thy holy one to see corruption. (Psalm 16:10.) 1. On the third day after Mary's death, when the apostles gathered around her tomb, they found it empty. The sacred body had been carried up to the celestial paradise. Jesus Himself came to conduct her thither; the whole court of heaven came to welcome with songs of triumph the Mother of the divine Word. What a chorus of exultation! Hark how they cry, "Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates, and the Queen of glory shall enter in." 2. Why was Mary's body received into heaven instead of remaining in the earth, like the rest of mankind? The grave had no power over one who was immaculate. Her flesh could not see corruption. Her body had been overshadowed by the Holy Ghost; it had been the sacred temple in which had dwelt.” This is not spoken of Mary in the Bible but of Jesus whom they seditiously apply to Mary. He further challenges their doctrine , which was one embraced by him. “God Incarnate, and so it had a claim to ascend whither the body of her Son had already gone before . 3 . But the chief reason was that as she had shared in each detail in the sorrows and agony of her Son, so it was right that she should take part in His triumph. To her it was due that she should without delay enter into the joy of her Lord, her Son, her God. Oh, happy Mary! what were all her colors compared with the joy of that first moment of heaven! How light are all our sorrows compared with the eternal weight of glory prepared for us! See the Virgin Mother rise, Angels bear her to the skies! The Queen stood on Thy right hand in gilded clothing. (Psalm 45:9.) 1. It was not enough that Mary should be received into heaven. She was to be no ordinary citizen of the celestial court. Mary was, by her perfect and unfailing conformity to the will of God throughout her life, raised to a pre-eminence to which none other of the saints could attain. By her cooperation in the Passion of her Son she had a dignity beyond the reach even of the highest of the archangels. Mary was to be crowned Queen of heaven by the eternal Father: she was to have a throne at her Son's right hand. 2. Mary, too, enjoyed a happiness different from that of all the other saints.” ( Secrets of Romanism p.117)
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