“Mary contributed all genetic material to the formation of His human nature. As Pope John Paul II states in his encyclical Redemptoris Mater, “[Jesus] is the flesh and blood of Mary!” (see Catechism 485)”
Don’t know how accurate it is, but many years ago, Dr. M.R. De Haan, the originator of The Radio Bible Class from Grand Rapids, MI stated that a baby gets its FLESH from its mother, but its BLOOD from its FATHER.
To my little six-volt mind; in order for Christ’s blood to be sinless, perfect, and acceptable to purge our sins, that would have to be the case.
Obviously, the Pope would attribute it ALL to Mary, as he did in the cited Encyclical, because he is/was involved in Maryolitry! IMHO
“Dr. M.R. De Haan, the originator of The Radio Bible Class from Grand Rapids, MI stated that a baby gets its FLESH from its mother, but its BLOOD from its FATHER.”
That is not accurate in any normal meaning of Flesh and Blood. Flesh and blood of a new child grown from the fertilized egg, in accordance with the genetic instructions, in the environment of the mother’s womb. Children often have a different blood type than the father, and organ transplants from mother to child, or child to mother may, or may not be a match.
She did not contribute the genetic material for his human spirit, which is discernible from God the Holy Spirit.
Man was originally formed in body, soul, and spirit. Original sin separated the human spirit from God. An immediate spiritual death ensued.