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• What is your justification for stepping out on your own authority and not following the Pope of Rome? I am looking at the original argument about the nature of our Lord Jesus Christ. I see Mary as the Mother of God and find many proofs especially in St. Louis de Mont Fort's work. Does your Church understand the gravity of this error? From where is your authority derived? [Scripture?] What about tradition? Thanks for your help. By the way I am a Roman Catholic layperson. It seems your beliefs are very reverent and I just do not understand the conflict of this time period. I certainly can see all kinds of conflicting areas since Vatican II.