The Virgin Mary In The Catholic Church

Since the creation of Christianity the Catholic Church and the mainstream protestant church has always s been at odd in many subjects. Weather it is baptism, the communion, the original sin, resurrection, priesthood, there is always disagreement and frictions between these two relations. On this essay, we are going to explore one of the most divisive issues between the two major Christian faiths in the western world and find out why this is such a rig between them. We will also explore the role of The Virgin Mary in the scripture as well as how she is regarded among these faiths. We will compare and contract the view role the Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church as well as the protestant. We will try to answer some of the questions that lingering …show more content…
However, according to Wikipedia the worship of Mary traces back from the early church to the 20th century. Roman Catholic continues to build churches in honor of Mary everywhere they could. As a result you will find the influence of the Virgin worship in every continent of the world. In fact John Paul II reaffirm in 1997 that Mary is the “Mother of the Church,” renewing the old tradition of the church for the new millennium. In lieu all these evidence one can assert that is it a fact that the Catholic Church worship the Virgin Mary and regard her to be an important part of the …show more content…
Christian agrees that Mary is the mother of the Jesus Christ. They agree to the idea of the miraculous conception. They agree that thru Mary the savior of the word was born. However, the notion of worshiping or praying to Mary is not acceptable in the Christian faith. In fact, worshiping Mary is regarded as a form of idolatry and categorically reject by the protestant faith. Christian believe that only God deserve to be worship by all. It is irony to think that the protestant movement comes right out to the Catholic church, using the same bible, believe in the same Savior, but each of them have their own belief system creating a separation that can never be repaired. The protestant uses the Bible to make a case to why it is wrong to worship or pray to Mary. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1). Based on this passage of the bible Protestant agues that God has no mother or father. God created Mary and therefore cannot be God’s Mother, as the Catholic Church wants to make it believed. They content that the bible or the early Church founders never teach that we should worship or pry to Mary. Paul clearly points this out in 1 Timothy