Heretics hate Mary, because unless you have a proper view of her role in history, you cannot know Christ.
Christ left a Church, not a book.
>Heretics huh?
Yes.
>First, I don't hate Mary, I just don't deify her.
Catholics don't deify her, that's condemned.
>Second, Mary is NOT required to know Christ.
Yes, she is. Unless you understand her, you will not have a proper Christology. Do you know anything about the early councils?
>Look buddy, I was raised Catholic,
Ah, so that's where your ignorance comes from. You're one of those "Catholics" who never bothered to learn anything.
>but after reading the bible myself I realized just how far off the mark they were.
Right. And which heretic do you follow now? What organization do you belong to?
>WHO created the Catholic church?
Jesus Christ.
>It wasn't Christ. It was Constantine.
Your ignorance is staggering. Constantine made Christianity the state religion, but the Church has existed since Christ, as the Bible says. Your ignorance and arrogance are just shameful.
No, He left a Church. That's what He said. Your opinion is kind of irrelevant.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565778/jesus-and-the-jewish-roots-of-mary-by-brant-pitre/
Yes, you're incredibly ignorant. You don't know anything about the history of the Church, or about Mary, but you speak heresy in your pride.
Learn something.
Look into the book "Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary", and the council of Ephesus.
>MY pride? How bout yours? Let's see, what has the Vatican done throughout history? Sponsored crusades? Gosh, show me in the bible where Jesus said to do that.
You're going to complain about the Vatican not having a crusade, meanwhile you're here and you want Q to run a crusade against satanists?
Are you sure you're not retarded?
You've moved the goalposts so far we're not on the same planet anymore.
You started by blaspheming Christ and His Church.
I called you out.
You then tried to defend yourself.
I destroyed your narrative.
You then claim Christ's Church has been conquered by satan, another heresy.
I call you out.
You now claim to be a good boy who dindunuffin.
Your lies and evil will be exposed. You can repent of them and be saved, as I hope you do. Or you can continue on to your destruction, which I hope you choose to avoid.
But you are right that is up to God, and it is His plan, not mine. But I feel obligated to inform you that you're on the road to perdition, and that saddens me, but I will not follow you any further.
You absolutely did. You're just too stupid to realize it, as you've hardened your heart to His word, like the Pharisees of old.
Your man made religion has failed. Repent.