trinitarianism (god the father, god the son, holy spirit)

that's not what i said

Kate the bible wasn't written by Oprah

How does Roman Catholic "mama"-worship--particularly in Latin-American countries, where the Virgin Mary is often revered at least as much as Jesus(?), I suppose--fit into this? Perhaps Dom can shed some light on this crucial subject.

I was criticising Goole's interpretation of descriptions of aspects of inanimate objects as "feminine".

Mary-worshipped peaked in the high middle ages. At which point the church said, nu-uh, never gonna make her divine.

Her official status is a bit weird. She's obvious more than a Saint, but less than a divinity. I think she's viewed more as some kind of "special intercessor" - at least in Roman Catholicism. Protestant and Orthodox theology may vary.

Yeah, maybe according to official church doctrine, sure. But Mary seems to be viewed as something of a divinity in her own right among many Latin-American communities/households, at the very least. Hell (no pun intended), my own Greek Orthodox mom is far more likely to invoke Mary's name rather than Jesus'/God's in times of difficulty. The people's, they wants their Goddess, yes they does!

Traditional churches in out of touch with people's needs and practices shocker!

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