The Highly Favored Virgin

"No, but God's mother does." This was the answer given recently by the coach of the renowned football team of a Roman Catholic university to the question whether he thought that God really had any interest in the outcome of the team's upcoming game. The flippant response gave expression to Rome's exaltation of Mary, the mother of Jesus: "mother of God." During the coming Christmas season, Mary will vie with Jesus for honor in the piety of Roman Catholics. There are other reasons why Reformed...