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To: TCH

“Mary is co-redemtrix”

There is where our theology differs. Declaring Mary co-redemtrix raises her to the level of a deity. That, IMHO, is blasphemy.

Jesus is the ONLY redeemer, and the ONLY one anybody needs to be redeemed. Everybody needs to be redeemed by Jesus.

Mary herself needed to redeemed by Jesus (her physical son) to be redeemed and enter heaven.


62 posted on 12/12/2008 10:49:25 AM PST by Brookhaven (The Fair Tax is THE economic litmus test for conservatives)
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To: Brookhaven

You are mistaken.

This is a matter of common sense and reason.

Mary was pre-redeemed by Christ. She is immaculate by a favor of God. If she were not so conceived, then Christ would be stained with Original Sin.

Since Christ could not be born of Woman without the freewill choice of a human being, Mary, and could not assume His humanity without the contribution of human flesh, then Mary IS a necessary and integral part of God’s Plan of Salvation, and THAT fact makes her CO-redemptrix... NOT the redeemer, but that which is necessary for the redeemer to act as such!


70 posted on 12/12/2008 11:05:32 AM PST by TCH (Another redneck clinging to guns and religion)
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To: Brookhaven; TCH
Declaring Mary co-redemtrix raises her to the level of a deity.
No it doesn't. She is NOT part of the Triune Godhead, She is the essential channel that God used to bring His Son into the world. Her cooperation with the Will of God is an active part of our Redemption through Her Son.
106 posted on 12/12/2008 5:44:47 PM PST by narses (http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
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To: Brookhaven

>>Declaring Mary co-redemtrix raises her to the level of a deity<<

Please understand, that is not Roman Catholic dogma either.


109 posted on 12/12/2008 6:18:56 PM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: Brookhaven
Declaring Mary co-redemtrix(sic) raises her to the level of a deity.

The term co-redemptrix is Latin meaning the woman with the Redeemer. The prefix "co" stems from the Latin "cum" meaning with, not equal to. The title in no way raises her to the level of a deity. Claiming that it does is indicative of the ignorance of the person making the accusation.

112 posted on 12/13/2008 7:55:44 AM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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