8. In the Church, the priest, alter Christus [another Christ], is the minister of the essential salvific actions. ... With Mary, Mother of the Eternal High Priest, the priest is aware that, with her, he is "an instrument of salvific communication between God and man", ...
c). The specific journey to holiness
13. ... the Blessed Virgin Mary, united with the Redeemer, comes to our assistance because ‘‘when we celebrate the Holy Mass, the Mother of the Son of God is in our midst and introduces us to the mystery of His redemptive sacrifice. Thus, she is the mediatrix of all the grace flowing from this sacrifice to the Church and to all the faithful.’’
While not ex-cathedra declarations in themselves, these clearly show that Pope John Paul II presents Mary as a Co-redemptrix or Mediatrix who allegedly assists in everyone's salvation.
Quite fascinating...I am quite convinced however, that if anyone is counting on getting to heaven by any other means than Jesus Christ, you can forget it...I don't care if the Pope or George Bush says it...I wouldn't waste a minute trying to go through Mary or anyone else...I'd go straight to the 'source'...He says "call on His name" and you will be saved...Simple as that..And not only is it that simple, that is the 'only' way to salvation...
"that if anyone is counting on getting to heaven by any other means than Jesus Christ, you can forget it..."
The Church doesn't teach that. As a matter of fact, the Church recently released a document that re-affirms that position that only through Jesus Christ is one saved.
Dominus Iesus
http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=3022
Document issued on September 5, 2000, by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The document concerns "the uniqueness and universality of salvation through Jesus Christ and the Church."
Regards
Most of my prayers are to God the Father and God the Son but I also pray to the Blessed Virgin and the Holy Spirit, Daily.