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Originally Posted by KMK  A bunch of my Mexican elementary students came to me today in excitement about the birthday of 'The Mother of Us All'. Their English is not necessarily very good so I couldn't quite understand, but are they talking about Mary, the mother of Jesus? Does she have a BD? And is it celebrated today by the RCs? (I assume its RC since many of the Mexican population here is RC) What is it called? Is this a new thing?
What was interesting was that when I expressed confusion, they began to ask if I even believed in God! And when I told them that the Bible says that Eve is the mother of us all, they had no idea what I was talking about. Maybe 'Eve' is something different in Espanol. |
As you know, you've gotten a taste of the Roman Catholic Church's obsession with Mary. As far as the RCC is concerned, she is the queen of heaven and co-redemptrix of our salvation. The Spanish/Mexican flavor of the RCC is especially rabid on the subject.
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