The Wife of the Holy Spirit

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• minatasgeel

  July 2010

  [quote author=Zoxsasi link=topic=9507.msg117108#msg117108 date=1280236451]
  Hi,
  
  The Roman Catholic Church in Spain has, in certain villages, put icons/statues in honour of Saint Mary.
  
  They call her the "Macarena" - what does that mean?
  
  Also, they refer to her as the "Wife of the Holy Spirit" - is that theologically or dogmatically correct?? Can Saint mary be referred to as this?
  
  Thanks
  
  i think it lowers the divinity of the hypostasis; a perversion of the relationship between a human (Saint Mary) and God.
• ilovesaintmark

  July 2010

  It is a left over from the Roman Paganism.  Yet again, the Roman Empire alive and kicking in the thought process.
  
• mabsoota

  July 2010

  well, i thought macarena was a dance song.
  in fact i danced the 'macarena' with some spanish and french exchange students at a children's disco around the year 2000. it was very popular, but of course, i didn't understand the lyrics as they were in spanish (i didn't hear the american version).
  if this website is accurate:
  http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2402
  it is actually a song about loose sexual morals inspired by a flamenco dancer and the name of a district of seville (macarena, which means 'mother of God')
  
  so i was blaspheming and encouraging child sexual activity at the same time!  :o
  next time i'll get a translation of any music i listen to...
  :-[
• ilovesaintmark

  July 2010

  I never danced the macarena.
  
  Wow, I did not know these facts.
  
  Interesting--Mabsoota
• geomike

  July 2010

  Ya, i heard it on tv the other day, nice to know that if i hear it again i must change the channel. thanks. lol
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  July 2010

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