From: Eugene.Bigelow@ebay.sun.com (Geno )
Subject: Re: Mary's assumption
Reply-To: Eugene.Bigelow@ebay.sun.com
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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>When Elizabeth greeted Mary, Elizabeth said something to the effect that
>Mary, out of all women, was blessed.  If so, it appears that this
>exactly places Mary beyond the sanctification of normal humanity.

I remember a couple of times when my ex-girlfriend said that she thought she
was blessed because of her son (whom she loved dearly). In fact, I've heard
people refer to someone as being blessed quite a few times. It's a common
figure of speech. Considering that Elizabeth was just another human, I think
this passage offers nothing towards justifying the "blessedness" of Mary.