All Graces

[badsede]

I'm sure that many of you have heard the news that 5 cardinals have petitioned the Pope to make an ex cathedra pronouncement declaring a fifth Marian dogma, that Mary is Co-Redemptrix and Mediatrix of All Graces.

annabellissima and I spent yestserday evening doing a bunch of web-reading on the subject. We're both ok with the title of Co-Redemptrix when

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[maryaminx]

I'll pretty much second that the titles, when understood properly, don't tell us anything new, and (when not understood properly) run a serious risk for mariolatry. Not to mention the ecumenical nightmare it would be. And Latin meanings apart (seeing that few American Catholics speak it today), "Co-Redemptrix" pretty much means "Jesus and Mary working equally in conjunction to bring redemption" to English speakers.

[azinazelle]

thank you for this very detailed and insightful post. I know Mary is perhaps one of the biggest stumbling blocks for Protestants when they look at Catholics. I can't tell you how many times I was asked if I "worship" Mary when I tell them I'm Catholic. Perhaps I'm a bit strange as I always loved Mary and her spiritual motherhood of the Church. But that said, I really believe it's right to keep her in perspective and not elevate her into a goddess, getting more attention than Jesus through whom we all are redeemed