Quick hint for tomorrow
OK, so here is a thought for you, and the reason why I have left intercession of the saints until the end of my musings on the Theotokos. Think with me on this. Do a thought experiment with me. Imagine two cases. The first is the one in which the Anabaptists are 100% correct. Most Holy Mary is not Ever-Virgin. She is not Queen of Heaven. She was not bodily taken up into heaven. The second one is the... [Read more]
Posted by Fr. Ernesto Obregon on Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tags: Theotokos
Dormition of the Theotokos
March 18, 2009 | by Fr. Ernesto Obregon | 1 Comments
Hm, I know that the juicier subject is the intercession of the saints, but let me take up the subject of the assumption of the Theotokos because it will let me make some points about the differences in approach between the East and the West. OK, so both the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic believe that Mary is physically in heaven. Why, then, do we so strongly say that the Roman Catholic Church should... [Read more]
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