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Originally Posted by jerseydevil

It never said that he didn't speak to her with respect. However the gospels do not put Mary Magdalen in a good light either, and actually calls her "a woman of the streets - a prostitute" (luke 7:37) So how did the Roman Catholic Church twist this statement?

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

It is felt that this Mary was the same who first went to Jesus and washed his feet with her tears.

"It is felt" is quite a different statement from your first quote, where you say in Luke it "actually calls her" a prostitute. I still don't see anywhere where the Bible "actually calls" Mary Magdalen a prostitute.

There are quite a few Marys in the Bible. There are three mentioned at the foot of the cross when Jesus is dying, and they're all Marys: his mother Mary, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. I have heard that many people think Mary Magdalene was a prostitute, but I don't see any place in the 4 gospels where this is said.