Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jabishop@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Jonathan A Bishop) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: May 25 1991 Medjegorje message Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 91 02:47:04 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Lines: 23 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu billy@tcom.stc.co.uk (Billy Khan) writes: > I am very concerned about this sort of thing and as a christian >find these 'apparitions' of Mary, very dodgy indeed. Please explain why >you expect Mary to guide you rather than Jesus speaking directly through >your congregation. We certainly don't "expect" her to. She appears at the bidding of the Father and Jesus, not us. I understand your point; Jesus is the intercessor between humanity and God, not Mary or anyone else. Mary, though, is humaand cares for her fellow humans. In previous apparitions she has expressed sorrow at the failure of the world to accept the Gospel and hopes that her message might bring repentance. Could Jesus do the same thing? Certainly. Above all, please understand that Catholics do not in any way worship Mary. We remember her because she is the Mother of God, but she is not divine. I realize this does not help much; if you desire further information, I would suggest finding a Catholic book on the subject. Unfortunately, many non-Catholic books are not objective or thorough and, sadly, many Catholics have misconceptions about Marian doctrine. -------- jabishop@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu