<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]From your explanation, I assume that you meant something like "should the virgin, who bore Christ be celebrated?" Your choice of words in this sentence, however, makes it seem that the virgin birth itself is no exceptional value</font><hr></blockquote><p> Sorry you misunderstood it as such. I was referring to the TOP paragraphs of the article about the Catholic Church literally celebrating the virgin Mary.....As stated in the rest of my "brief" review the Virgin Birth is a necessary and historic event--see items 1-3 of my reply, which defends it. Thus "in context" it would be unfeasible to understand what I was posting as meaning the virgin birth of Christ was of no exceptional value. The very NEXT sentence clearly states the intent of the former: "I do not believe Mary would desire the honor and praise being pronounced upon her name."<br><br>But, your post brings up a very good point in apologetics. (1) I should have been clearer to avoid confusion (2) one must listen to everything before making an assumption on anything. Sometimes we take things out of their context. Just as the Catholics have taken the Virgin Mary out of her biblical context and made a cultic celebration in her, so we can do with other words as well. I am just as guilty here as the next person--preparing to say something, before the other person is even finished speaking.

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