Is Mary the Mother of God?

 Why do some consider Mary the mother of God?

The earliest evidence of devotion to Mary dates from the late fourth century C.E. at that time, the Catholic Church became the state religion of the Roman Empire.  As a result, many wo had a pagan background became nominal Christians. The church had also adopted the unscriptural teaching of the Trinity.

The doctrine of the Trinity led many in the church to conclude that if Jesus were God, then Mary must be the mother of God. In 431 C.E.,  a church council in Ephesus officially proclaimed Mary the "Mother of God." Mariolatry-the excessive veneration of Mary-flourished after this Council of Ephesus. And those from a pagan background joined the church, images and icons  of the Virgin Mary gradually took place of their fertility goddesses, such as Artemis (Diana, to the Romans) and Isis.

In 432 C.E. Pope Sixtus III ordered a church to be built in Rome in Rome in honor of the "Mother of God." It was built near the site of an earlier temple erected in honor of Lucina, the Roman goddess of childbirth.  One author described this church as "an enduring symbol of the assimilation of the Great Mother of the pagan cult of Mary the  after the Christianization of Rome." - Mary-The Complete Resource.

Note: Remember, Mary is the mother of Jesus and the Trinity does not exist in the Bible. 

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