The vast majority of Protestant Christians today believe that Marian devotion is rank idolatry. For example, the popular Baptist website DesiringGod teaches that prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary “robs [Christ] of the glory that he alone deserves.” Another site well received among Evangelicals,
Thanks for this. I'll need to revisit this at my leisure. As a former Protestant, I found Mark Shea's Mother of the Son a useful bridge. Moreover I was surprised how highly Calvin, Luther, Zwingli (among others) held Mary in extremely high regard
Mary is present in no more than 130 of the near 8,000 verses of the New Testament. Do you not think that Rome exaggerates her relevance in the level of "veneration" devoted to her.
Thanks for this. I'll need to revisit this at my leisure. As a former Protestant, I found Mark Shea's Mother of the Son a useful bridge. Moreover I was surprised how highly Calvin, Luther, Zwingli (among others) held Mary in extremely high regard
Mary is present in no more than 130 of the near 8,000 verses of the New Testament. Do you not think that Rome exaggerates her relevance in the level of "veneration" devoted to her.