Especially in light of this.
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P2C.HTM 966 "Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death."506
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians:
In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, but were joined to the source of Life. You conceived the living God and, by your prayers, will deliver our souls from death.507
. . . she is our Mother in the order of grace
The church already attributes to her power to deliver souls from death by her prayers. It's not a very big step from there.
Yes, that's right...not a big step to take it one step further. Though I'm not so sure all catholics see Mary as the church proclaims. I'm discovering that some catholics, in fact more than not, don't necessarily abide by what Rome dictates, even though they are condemned for not doing so. Many don't even know what the church requires outside the catachism.....and we've already learned even that isn't any guarantee they understand or even abide by....but there's a host of rules and regulations that condems them if they don't agree...so ignorance for many is probably their defense...it's likely better in some minds not to know than to know.
That was an interesting Link....I wasn't aware of it. Though I've read other quotes which are similar.....this one certainly calls it as it is.
The Son doesn't get much billing, does HE???
I wonder what the name of the Son of the queen of heaven is...