The Lamb Of God (1432)

The Lamb of God (1432)

— by Hubert and Jan van Eyck

Say it with me now:

1. Being free from sin is not the same as being God.

2. Mary being free from sin does not make her God.

3. Mary being free from sin does not make the Incarnation unnecessary because she is still not God.

4. Christ's sacrifice was not meritorious merely because He was a man free from sin but because He is both man and God.

5. Mary is not God.

6. If you think Catholics talk about Mary more than Jesus maybe it's because you only engage with Catholics via our responses to Protestant criticisms which skews your perspective.

7. Every Marian doctrine ultimately points to Christ and tells us something about Christ and His salvific mission, so even when we are talking about Mary, we are also talking about Christ.

Venice, the Entrance to St. Mark's Basilica, Antonietta Brandeis (1848-1926)

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13

Saint Catherine (detail), After Bernardino Luini, 1510 .

The Penitent Magdalene (detail, 1598) Lodovico Cardi