– Varghese, God Sent, p16. By the ninth century Mary had all but eclipsed the god-man himself – and Mary could be whatever the Church hierarchy wanted her to be.
Nong ika-siyam na siglo, bahagya na lamang talbugan ni Maria ang taong-dios mismo – at kayang gawin ng pamunuan ng Simbahan kay Maria ang anomang gusto nitong gawin sa kanya.