What's with the downvotes? I can't imagine any context where offering ones self to Mary, a fellow human being, the way you would to God makes any sense.
Nobody said it was the text of the Salve Regina, though as you pointed out, the first quote is close. I said that the different prayers I quoted are damn near worship, and so is calling her things like "Queen of Heaven" and "Mother of God.," and I stand by it.
Praying for an intercession on behalf of a saint is not "worship." You ask them to pray to God for you. I swear this place isn't so far from its Reddit roots sometimes.
The stuff I quoted absolutely is damn near worship. Calling her things like "Queen of Heaven" and "Mother of God" are the same. I'm sorry, but they are.
She is the mother of God, and her virtue is without question, but holy as she may be there is only one God, present in the Heavenly Father as well as His only begotten Son Christ Jesus.
"Queen of Heaven" is more of an honorific, like calling St. Michael "Prince of the Heavenly Host."
Mary is not "another" divinity anymore than St. Paul was.
As was discussed elsewhere, that title is misleading and unnecessary, as is "Queen of Heaven." If you were setting out to heretically worship her, the terminology would hardly be any different. It's a big red flag.
What's with the downvotes? I can't imagine any context where offering ones self to Mary, a fellow human being, the way you would to God makes any sense.
Because it's a lie. That's not the text of the Salve Regina, only the first few words are even close.
I said this before and it bears repeating here. Whatever that nonsense is or pretends to be, or whatever pamphlet he got it from, it is not Catholic.
Nobody said it was the text of the Salve Regina, though as you pointed out, the first quote is close. I said that the different prayers I quoted are damn near worship, and so is calling her things like "Queen of Heaven" and "Mother of God.," and I stand by it.
Those aren't prayers. Knock off the sophistry.
And I'm engaging in sophistry? OK then.
Praying for an intercession on behalf of a saint is not "worship." You ask them to pray to God for you. I swear this place isn't so far from its Reddit roots sometimes.
The stuff I quoted absolutely is damn near worship. Calling her things like "Queen of Heaven" and "Mother of God" are the same. I'm sorry, but they are.
She is the mother of God, and her virtue is without question, but holy as she may be there is only one God, present in the Heavenly Father as well as His only begotten Son Christ Jesus.
"Queen of Heaven" is more of an honorific, like calling St. Michael "Prince of the Heavenly Host."
Mary is not "another" divinity anymore than St. Paul was.
As was discussed elsewhere, that title is misleading and unnecessary, as is "Queen of Heaven." If you were setting out to heretically worship her, the terminology would hardly be any different. It's a big red flag.