I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic schools in my childhood. I had an amazing experience with Mother Mary in college where she comforted me. Then the crimes of the 90s Catholic Church enraged me. I left and searched for other Christian options. I attended Lutheran and…
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@Dash_023
"Some even claim that the woman in Revelation 12 isn't Jesus' mom."
We interpret it like all the early Patristic commentaries on Revelation 12. For one, the woman suffered pain - as an RC, even you don't believe that Mary suffered the travails of childbearing. 🤷♂️
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@AndyTgd
She certainly suffered after bringing the infant Jesus to the Temple and hearing her heart would be pierced. She knew her perfect and sinless Son would one day die a very gruesome death (as portended in Isaiah 52/53). As a mom myself, I cannot even imagine how difficult that…
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@Dash_023
Just goes to show that early childhood indoctrination is extremely difficult to overcome.
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@Dash_023
Church has been attacked by Satan for centuries
"Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, but he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him."
L.2:34
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