***Not sure what you mean by “Catholic but not Christian beliefs”, since these beliefs predated Protestantism by over 1000 years. ***
Scriptural, instead of tradition.
***It is clear that the Pope did not intend on placing Mary as an equal to God. You will not find any such writings from the Popes.***
JPII said it. Wish I could dredge it up, but no time. (I am at work)
Calling Mary Co-redemptix(sp) puts her equal to Jesus. Another error. She birthed and raised Jesus, that should be honor enough.
No doubt she is honored among man, but to raise her any higher is error.
Tradition is merely how the Church reads the Bible and interprets it 2000 years later in today's world. Tradition helps us understand the Church's view on cloning, for example. The Scriptures cannot stand alone without an interpreter to correctly point out what it means. The history of heresy clearly points out the need for an authoritative body outside of Scriptures that interpret it correctly. Otherwise, Christianity would have broken up into factions in the first century.
Calling Mary Co-redemptix(sp) puts her equal to Jesus. Another error. She birthed and raised Jesus, that should be honor enough.
The term "co-" does not imply equality. It means "with". Kind of like I was standing next to someone saving a drowning victim. If you took the time to read more carefully what JP2 says, you will clearly find that Mary is not equal with God or Jesus. Mary plays a special role in salvation because of her presence at the cross, as predicted by Simeon, her obedience to God, and of course, her fiat to God.
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