{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong","author_name":"Dave Armstrong","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/author\/davearmstrong","title":"The Imitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Imitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T2NLqNLorT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2020\/06\/the-imitation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary.html\">The Imitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2020\/06\/the-imitation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary.html\/embed#?secret=T2NLqNLorT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Imitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary&#8221; &#8212; Biblical Evidence for Catholicism\" data-secret=\"T2NLqNLorT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2020\/06\/MarySorrows.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":427,"description":"(written in 1997) *** * * * A Catholic friend asked me: Hey, I've got an apologetics question that I've been trying to answer for months (from my wife). Catholics have highly venerated the Blessed Virgin Mary above all creatures, and \"relate to\" and \"identify with\" her, because she in turn glorifies and imitates God, as all Christians should."}