Why? Because of all the young women who have ever been born, she was chosen by God for the birth of Jesus. That sounds pretty special to me! She was blessed!
But where do you derive an eternal ministry out of that?
Is she the Mother of God? Is she in Heaven? If so - as a Saint in Heaven, is not Her Ministry at least as valid as the Communion of Saints that the Apostles Creed confesses?
A Statement of Evangelicals and Catholics Together
In a world where many believe that this life is all there is, Christians are called to bear bold witness to the solidarity of the communio sanctorum, a solidarity secured by our communion with Jesus Christ—crucified, risen, and coming again—and with all, both the living and the dead, who are alive in Christ.Is not the Apostles Creed part of the Body of Christ?