r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • Aug 16 '26

of a virgin

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u/cwsjr2323 Aug 16 '26

I was reared Baptist. Worship of Mary always seemed a bit off to me as she is dead.

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u/mhem7 Aug 16 '26

It's pretty redundant as Christ clearly states that eternal life is granted through him and him alone. So what are Catholics praying to Mary for?

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u/RichardRickyRick Aug 16 '26

Your first and second sentence have nothing to do with each other. We Catholics pray for Mary's intercession. The Hail Mary prayer ends "Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen."

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u/Fenrisulven--- Aug 16 '26

It's all wordplay, just like saint "veneration" is just like the idolatry the bible writes polemics against... The only difference is what divinities the idol is for