Mary the least in heaven?

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On Catholic Answers Live (with Tim Staples on March 24), a caller asked about Mathew 11:11 where John the Baptist is called the greatest born of women. The caller said how come we honor Mary so much if no one born of woman is greater than John the Baptist.

In his answer Tim said Mary is the least in the Kingdom of Heaven… I have heard the opposite that Mary is the greatest in Heaven. Do you think he just misspoke?
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The apostles in one scene were arguing among themselves about who of them was the greatest. Jesus hearing this told them that the greatest in his kingdom is the one who is the best servant or the least among them. So tho they were arguing about who was the highest, Jesus was saying that belongs to the lowest, the one who serves more.

Maybe that is what Tim meant, that Mary made herself the handmaiden of the Lord, to serve, which made her the highest in his kingdom.
 
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