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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

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3. Well said. As a lifelong Catholic I agree with you. My dad had a special devotion to "Blessed

Sun Sep 4, 2022, 02:05 PM

Sep 2022

Mother" but never worshipped her. Prayed to her to intercede with her Son for a special cause.

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Questions about Catholic "Marians". [View all] Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 OP

I was raised Catholic and we didn't carry on about "Jesus." Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #1

So that's pretty common at all Catholic churches... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #2

Oh I cannot speak for other Catholics. Or current ones. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #4

As a child, I was more confused by the apparent... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #7

We didn't study the Bible in Catholic School when I attended. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #10

The priests would talk about Christ stories, the parables, etc. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #6

Thanks again. nt Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #8

YW Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #11

Yes the Blessed Mother is not worshipped as God. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #5

Yep, same here! CurtEastPoint Sep 2022 #13

If I had a dollar for every Hail Mary I have said, I would be rich. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author CurtEastPoint Sep 2022 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author shenmue Sep 2022 #16

What Shenmue said. shrike3 Sep 2022 #17