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To: Arthur McGowan
The next time you repeat the preposterous, anti-Catholic slur that “Catholics make Mary into God,” how about reflecting whether you really want to invite people to laugh at you.

By implying that Mary has a role in salvation by calling her a Co-Redemptrix, people are ascribing to her divine powers. The same goes for saying she was without sin (in opposition to Scripture).

It is possible to honor and respect the role Mary had as the mother of Jesus, without ascribing to her aspects of divinity that are reserved for God alone.

792 posted on 01/26/2015 4:57:37 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: CA Conservative
By implying that Mary has a role in salvation by calling her a Co-Redemptrix, people are ascribing to her divine powers. The same goes for saying she was without sin (in opposition to Scripture).

It is possible to honor and respect the role Mary had as the mother of Jesus, without ascribing to her aspects of divinity that are reserved for God alone.

The Church has never defined that Mary is "co-Redemptrix," and most theologians are opposed to such a definition.

There is no teaching of the Catholic Church that ascribes any divine attributes to Mary. Mary is a creature.

How is it contrary to Scripture to say that Mary was conceived without sin, and committed no personal sin?

811 posted on 01/26/2015 6:17:07 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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