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Every Christian is under obligation to live a life of good conscience educated by the teaching of Christ. For this reason, you are not asked to go against conscience.
Referring to the first post in this thread where you state the following:
One may question why it would be deemed inappropriate to refer to the Blessed Mary as the Queen of Heaven, especially in light of what the Apostle John describes in the Apocalypse:
Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail. A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth. (Revelation 11:19-12:2 NRSV)
Catholic Christians believe this woman, adorned with a crown of twelve stars, clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, to be the mother of our Savior, Jesus Christ. This depiction, with its regal attire and crown, befits a queen. Therefore, what other title might Christians bestow upon her but Queen of Heaven, the mother of the King of Kings, Jesus our Lord? As His mother, she holds the position of Queen Mother of the King of Kings.
Praying to Blessed Mary, in fact, means to ask her to intercede on one's behalf, as 'pray' simply means to request. Similarly, requesting saints to intercede is not an act of worship, just as asking a fellow congregant in one's church to pray for you does not equate to worshipping them.
When Mary told the wine steward at the wedding in Cana, "Do as he says," was it for him to disregard her words? Christians heed Mary's words because they are considered good and true.
4 “Woman, why do you involve me?” Jesus replied. “My hour has not yet come.”
5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
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