Magenta wrote,
A Catholic can either believe that she died or did not die. Personally, I believe that she did die and then was assumed into Heaven.
There is evidence that it was alluded to.
But how can you judge something to be heretical or not?
why do you "assume"'that magenta is judging???
is stating "facts" judging???
"Anyone" "can believe" on the "doctrine" of Catholics magenta was more of stating how she "feels" as well as how God according to his "word"(which is not only "doctrine" it is what he has spoken himself,"for in the beginning was the word and the word was God")"feels" on this subject,mary was blessed above all women but nowhere in God's "word" is it written nor spoken by God to pray to mary,nor put her on any same respect as God or Jesus,in fact in God's "word" it has been written and spoken many times of how God is against "Any" idolatry,which is simply what either praying to mary or putting mary in the same respect as God or Jesus,such things have come from the hearts of men the heart being deceitful,many "can" choose to believe upon such "things" of man that are "vanity" but those whom "Respect" and "Fear" God simply do not partake in such "iniquity" because true we do have grace now but that is no reason to no longer "Fear" God,and not partake of what he finds abominable or that he detests,I can say to anyone here loud and clear that mary while "blessed" is not God nor any comparison to so she is not to be prayed to nor is she to be known as equal to God or Jesus,God's "word" is very "clear" on this,whether a person will be for God or for iniquity is up to the individual,to summarize...
was mary blessed above all women?
Yes
was she birth mother to God made flesh as a virgin?
Yes
was she any comparison to God?
No
is she or anyone that is not God or Jesus or the Holy spirit to be prayed to?
No
why do people so quickly turn about to mary instead of Jesus or God,because it's simply "easier" to believe upon what fits what people want instead of what God wants,mary does not participate nor would she encourage such foolishness as a devout follower of Jesus,whether she is simply dead or ascended,she is not here,it would be nice if people stopped using her name as something to hide behind,she wouldn't approve of being worshipped nor prayed to nor do God or Jesus,she was "respectable" and is still "respectable" but "using" her name for iniquity is "disrespectful" to the devout follower and birth mother of Jesus mary magdalene,let her rest where ever she is,her time on earth ended long ago,if anyone "Respects" mary,God or Jesus,then Praise and Pray to God/Jesus instead of mary she lived a "blessed" life and was "honorable" accepting to conceive Jesus,but remember whom made "All" including mary magdalene,God,he made "All" and is worthy of praise and "answers" prayers so it is best to pray to him.