Thank you for posting this. I was unaware of it.

I never understood the hatred and outright rejection of Mary and her veneration. I just assumed it came from Christians who emphasized the God aspect of Jesus over the human aspect. They usually claim that Jesus didn't need parents, that He was God and Mary was just a vessel. They ignore the fact that Jesus didn't come into the world as God, but as one of us, a human infant. A human infant is the most powerless, helpless, and defenseless creature on earth, and that is exactly how Jesus was born. He needed not only for Mary to bring him into the world, but he needed parents to protect and nurture him until his time was at hand.

After listening to Fr. Ripperger only a few times, I understood the root of that rejection. Satan hates and despises Mary for her lifelong obedience and sacrifice to follow God's will, which of course led to his defeat by Jesus. It makes so much more sense from that perspective. If Mary had refused, which she had the free will to do, there would have been no Jesus on earth, no defeating Satan, and no salvation for us. We owe our salvation not just to Jesus, but to Mary, and she is the ultimate role model for us.

I wonder how anyone can claim to love Jesus and disrespect His mother at the same time. There is no doubt how much He loved her and understood the depth of her sorrow when He was crucified. While dying in agony on the cross, He actually took time to make sure she had a place to live afterwards.