“This holiday season, remember Mary had a choice, and you should, too”
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She was told ''you will'', she answers ''I am the Lord's servant''. Not exactly supporting your point. Is ''May your word to me be fulfilled.'' supposed to be enthousiastic consent after the decision has been made for her?
I suppose my classes and Church were not Real 1992 Catholics enough.
Back to my initial point :
Which I maintain. The ''solution'' to modern concerns about Mary's consent is rather obvious anyway : God knows everything, so of course he would pick a woman who would want to do it, and just told her after picking her. Which still sounds weird by today's standarts.
Of course God knew she would have wanted to do it. But she still had to say "Yes". Otherwise God would have been forcing Mary to be impregnated without her consent.
I don't know what your point is. Go to any Catholic church and ask the priest - did Mary have a choice whether to become the Mother of Jesus or not - I know they will say "Yes, she did have a choice". We mediate on Mary's fiat in the Rosary. It's part of many homilies. It's not a new interpretation. It's not modern. It's right there in the Bible.