What a list of hogwash.
However, the above one is the most outrageous falsehood as the below quotes document:
Here's the title:
And it carries the official sanctions of: .
ni•hil ob•stat
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1. Roman Catholic Church An attestation by a church censor that a book contains nothing damaging to faith or morals.
2. Official approval, especially of an artistic work.
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WITH RICHARD CARDINAL CUSHING’S IMPRIMATUR
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Let me track down the brief portion of quotes upthread . . . .
Here they are:
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However, as we've seen through a variety of sources--a pile of them in Ferraro's manual about the Rosary--the Roman Catholic et al/Vatican Edifice disagrees with a lot of the claims of RC's hereon to the contrary. I guess some RC's feel quite comfortable being their own Pope and Magicsterical rolled into one. LOL. .
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Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth, dispenser of all graces . . . .
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4 - She became Queen of Purgatory, where she exercises her power as mediatrix in behalf of these suffering souls. .
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5 - She became Queen of us sinners, to assist us through the dangers of this life and to help us in difficulties. .
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6 - She became the ruler of hell, that trembles at her slightest gaze and is defeated by her power. .
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"Just as a rock extracted from earth will precipitate into the abyss, so will man, left without Mary's help, quickly slide toward hell." --Richard of St Victor .
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Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy kingdom come; Thy kingdom come through Mary! --Partial Indulgence .
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"Mary is the tree of life to those who grasp her, and he is happy who hold her fast." --Prov. 3:18 .
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1 - "Hail Mary, beloved daughter of the Father, Mother of the Divine Son, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, complement of the most august Trinity!" .
AS THOUGH CREATED MAN COULD ADD ANYTHING TO THE TRINITY! What unmitigated Ashteroth-Mary-Goddess-Cult-Worship UNBiblical blasphemous lunacy!
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6 - To her was granted grace greater than that conferred upon all others, 'that she might vanquish sin in every respect.'
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[Qx: I guess Christ's vanquishing sin was unnecessary--or ineffectual without Mary's assistance?]
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7 - "Mary is the dawn of God because, just as the dawn marks the end of darkness and the beginning of day, so Mary indicates the end of vices and the beginning of virtue."
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[Qx: I guess Christ's conquering on The Cross and HIS conquering trip to hell were unncessary? Perhaps Ashteroth-Mary could help Him get His money back on the ticket to hell. /sar] .
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9 - God loved Mary so much that He gave her the keys to His heart. 'No one can go to God without Mary drawing him.'
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[Qx: I guess Holy Spirit has been relegated to a 'Walter Mitty' role as spouse of Mary? That's SOME POWER to cancel & take over HOLY SPIRIT'S role to draw men to God!] .
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4 - "Mary, trusting in the word of the angel, destroyed the sin Eve committed by trusting in the serpent.'
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[Qx: Evidently, she beat Christ to the job of vanquishing sin! Or maybe she ordered Him to retire early in the interest of her Ashteroth-Mary !CONTROL! compulsions? /sar] .
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5 - "She desired the safety of everyone, went in search of it, and obtained it; it was also through her that this salvation was wrought."
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[QX: What an unnecessary waste of precious Blood and suffering on THE CROSS!!!/sar] .
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10 - "As Noah's Ark saved all the animals that entered it, so Mary saves all the souls that entrust themselves to her care."
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[Qx: Sounds like Ashteroth-Mary just bumped Jesus to the end of the God-head line-up--in terms of function & usefulness. /sar]
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8 - "If she were not so holy as she is, how could God appoint her to be the ladder of Paradise, the advocate of the world, meatrix between HIm and us?" .
[Qx: Ladder, Super-lap; Super-orbed nurturance of Heavenly milk and goodies; Queen of Heaven; Queen of hell; Ark; Does Ashteroth-Mary also do windows? /sar] .
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4 - "By becoming Mother of God, Mary belongs to the order of hypostatic union; hence she participates IN the infinite sanctity of God."
That is in the context of a Devotional opinion that is not in the catechism. I have to admit it is a nice stanby by the original Q.
Oooh, colored fonts, we are so blessed. I see that as usual the posting of color, and bold print, ad nauseum, is still the only way that some can make it seem as if their arguments have merit.
I would need to see the book that was printed in 1964 that you mention and read it for myself to see the context of which you are referring. I cannot find this book's content online so I would like to be sure you are stating and quoting things correctly. After all, this is the Internet.
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You confuse extravagant language with the dogmas of the Church. First, note that the Virgin has always been regarded as an exaulted person, because she is, after all, the Mother of the Lord, not like Elizabeth or Hannah, the mother of a prophet. And if Jesus is divine but also a man, then her role in the hypostatic union is enormously important. As she is fully human, she is the guarantor of the humanity of the Lord. But as he is divine, her role is as a witness to the part that the Father and the Holy Spirit played in the incarnation. Many evangelicals today object to the title of Mother or God, which I grant you is misleading, and the Eastern Title “Theotokos, meaning God-bearer , is more accurate, for its implies that it is through her that God entered the world in the form of a human being. No wonder that the cult of Mary “took off,” in the 4th Century, after the Church repudiated the teachings of Arius. But long before this, the Church help up Mary in high honor, because she was, as I have said, the proof that Jesus was not a spiritual being but a man. Further, that she was EverVirgin because the birth of Jesus was unlike any other human birth. This was already being said in the 2nd Century, as a response to the Gnostics.