re: Pope Francis endorses evolution and big bang

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And yet the Fathers of the Protestant Church (Luther, Calvin, Zwingli) accepted Marian doctrine and defended it until their deaths. Protestants did not begin to reject Marian doctrine until around 1800 or so - nearly 300 years after the Reformation. So you're telling me that for 1,800 years or so, Christians got it wrong on Mary?

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Most of those you listed like Luther grew up steeped in Catholic teaching and everyone they knew in the faith held to most of the same teachings. So it's understandable that even though they disagreed with the church on the matter of indulgences and such, that they would still cling to some of their former beliefs. It's doesn't make it scriptural however.