User blog comment:Len Vennyson/Technically..../@comment-3146930-20111104021022/@comment-3146930-20111104204859

God used Mary as a vessel to bring his message to the humans. Because he gave us free will, he cant just appear as a giant ball of light and tell people to worship him, they had to accept it willingly from one of them (a human). The Holy Spirit is what gives life to the church (or something, it has been a long time since Catholic school). Just think of it this way, God can change forms like the Roman and Greek gods. Except, instead of different mythologies, God can change form within his own belief from God to Holy Spirit. Jesus is a small part of him, imagine if God took a fraction of his power and turned it into a living human. Jesus is literally a part of God and wasnt made by him. However, he needed a human to turn that power into a human being and that is when Mary (Maria) comes in. However, because he is human he has free will and in a way that makes him more powerful (Gods power with no rules [like Bruce Almighty if you have seen that movie]). That is the best I can explain it. Also, there are a bunch of contradictions in the Bible if you run a search