Defining Mary is Defending Christ

About this episode

Father Thomas discusses the accusations of Mariolatry against Orthodox Christians in response to Samuel Farag's series.

Father Thomas responds to Samuel Farag's continuing series, "Eastern Orthodoxy: Through the Lens of Scripture," in which he calls the Orthodox Christian teachings regarding Mary "Mariolatry." Are Orthodox Christians guilty of idolizing Mary, as he charges?

People in this episode

Host: Father Thomas

Topics covered

• Orthodox Christianity
• Mariolatry
• Mary
• Idolatry
• Scripture

Keywords

• Mary
• Orthodox Christianity
• Mariolatry
• idolatry
• Eastern Orthodoxy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eastern Orthodoxy

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