Atty. Marwil Llasos was a speaker in a recent Marian Recollection. He discussed, among others, the Roman Catholic doctrines about Mary.
This statement Atty. Llasos made is really commendable:
I discussed the Marian dogmas. I noted that non-Catholics don’t have any issue with Mary. They have no problem with Mary per se. Their issue is with authority. For instance, Protestants who believe in sola scriptura reject Marian dogmas because according to them they are nowhere taught in the Bible. On the other hand, Orthodox Christians reject the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary into Heaven because these were unilaterally proclaimed dogmas by the Pope and not by an ecumenical council. So, the issue really is authority.
It is very kind of Atty. Llasos to say non-Catholics (like us Evangelicals), have no problem with Mary per se. He has taken in to consideration of our stand about Mary herself.
The best thing about it, is that it disregards the position of his comrade at arms, Fr. Abe Arganiosa:
‘official’ for all Born Again? NO, NO, NO… Mr. Mizzi has no authority to speak for all Born Again and in fact there is reason for us to believe that he is saying that simply to deceive us Catholics, just to make us believe that they accept the Blessed Mother of Jesus but in reality the Born Again HATE and ABHORE Mary the Mother of Jesus.
We really don't hate and abhore Mary. And we thank Atty. Llasos for inadvertently exonerating us.
This statement Atty. Llasos made is really commendable:
I discussed the Marian dogmas. I noted that non-Catholics don’t have any issue with Mary. They have no problem with Mary per se. Their issue is with authority. For instance, Protestants who believe in sola scriptura reject Marian dogmas because according to them they are nowhere taught in the Bible. On the other hand, Orthodox Christians reject the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary into Heaven because these were unilaterally proclaimed dogmas by the Pope and not by an ecumenical council. So, the issue really is authority.
It is very kind of Atty. Llasos to say non-Catholics (like us Evangelicals), have no problem with Mary per se. He has taken in to consideration of our stand about Mary herself.
The best thing about it, is that it disregards the position of his comrade at arms, Fr. Abe Arganiosa:
‘official’ for all Born Again? NO, NO, NO… Mr. Mizzi has no authority to speak for all Born Again and in fact there is reason for us to believe that he is saying that simply to deceive us Catholics, just to make us believe that they accept the Blessed Mother of Jesus but in reality the Born Again HATE and ABHORE Mary the Mother of Jesus.
We really don't hate and abhore Mary. And we thank Atty. Llasos for inadvertently exonerating us.
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