#like Oh OK that is maybe actually a distinct religion that is alien to me after all

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

OK so I used to think that Catholics thought Mary was super cool because being Jesus’ (earthly) mother was a huge responsibility and she must have really been Something and I would joke about them thinking she was like a fourth member of the trinity but like… do they actually think she’s basically God’s wife and is up there next to God

Like the angels are all singing “holy holy holy” in the divine throne room and Mary’s just chilling right there next to God?

That would simultaneously explain how weird about her they are and also make the weirdness far weirder to me

#the whole Queen of Heaven thing is… #not a little strange #like Oh OK that is maybe actually a distinct religion that is alien to me after all #I'm having echoes of the Taiping Rebellion where the guy was like 'hey I'm Jesus' brother' #just a whole divine family up there