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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dltsrq, post: 4959751, member: 75482&quot;]It&#039;s not just a similarity of motifs but that worship of Isis Lactans was popular, not just in Egypt but in many places throughout the empire. It was amid this burgeoning popular cult of Isis that some suggest adoration of Mary may have developed, first as a popular movement, only later incorporated into orthodox Christianity. Yes, there is clearly a universality to images of motherhood. It is often the recognition of common elements that drives syncretism. The Isis/ Mary connection is controversial but the commonality is so striking that it can&#039;t be ignored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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