Lutero asksHow does your church's teaching that Mary birthed Jesus without opening her womb respect women??
In a time and culture when women were considered better seen than heard, the glories of Mary, including that of being a perpetual virgin, showed mankind that God holds women in a high regard and that women are valuable contributors to society.
"And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)" Luke 2:22-23 (KJV).
This is a ritual which Mary upheld to fulfill all righteousness. As her Son also did when He was baptized. Neither He nor she had to do it since neither she nor He needed to be purified. But scandal would result if they claimed a special privilege, therefore they submitted to it.
And why are approved Roman Catholic Bibles calling Joseph the "father" of Jesus, thus slandering Mary's virginity entirely?
Foster fathers are fathers. Do you deny it?
Catholic Luke 2:33 RSV compare to Luke 2:33 KJV
Hm? Then why does the KJV say?
Luke 2:41
King James Version (KJV)
41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
Who are these parents? His father and mother?
Also the KJV says:
Luke 2:48
King James Version (KJV)
48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Who is this "father" to which the KJV refers? Is the KJV also involved in this conspiracy to make St. Joseph the true father of Our Lord?
And how did pope JP2 respect women when he kissed the Koran (http://www.jimmyakin.org/wp-content/uploads/misc/john_paul_ii_quran.jpg) the book that tells men to beat their wives? (Quran 4:34)
Pope JP2 kissed the Koran in a sign of respect for all Muslims, men and women. The Koran symbolizes this group of people. But the Catholic Church teaches that beating anyone is a sin.
Maybe you should research things in the Bible a little bit more before you come to any more wild conclusions.
Maybe you should take your own advice.
De Maria
Why would a pope kiss the Koran when Muslims deny the deity of Christ and His death for our sins?
ReplyDeleteBecause the Koran represents the Muslim people. Kissing the Koran was not an endorsement of the beliefs of those people.
ReplyDeletePope JP2 kissed the Koran in a sign of respect for all Muslims, men and women. The Koran symbolizes this group of people. But the Catholic Church teaches that beating anyone is a sin.
ReplyDeleteLol n stay cool