Roman Catholic Group Requests 'Pope Francis' Refer to Mary as 'Co-Redemptrix With Jesus'
By Heather Clark on February 15, 2017
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The International Marian Association has requested that the leader of Roman Catholicism, Jorge Bergoglio, also known as Pope Francis, refer to Mary as "co-redemptrix with Jesus the redeemer" during the 100th year anniversary of the purported apparitions of Mary in Fatima, Portugal.
The Theological Commission of the Marian Association, which is comprised of 30 supportive entities, including Vatican Secretariat of State Florian Kolfhaus, Andrew Apostoli of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), Elias Mary of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Sanctuary in Wisconsin, and Michael O’Neill and Christopher Padgett of the Mariological Society of America, recently released a 10-page document outlining why Mary is deserving of the title.

It states that Mary passed on her sinless nature—given to her by God at conception—to Jesus, that He might redeem the world from sin. Through her willing human participation in the Father’s divine means of saving wicked men, the Commission contends, she is the “New Eve” just as Jesus is the "New Adam."

"Mary, the 'full of grace' (Lk. 1:28) was providentially prepared by the Father through her Immaculate Conception to participate with the Son in the crushing of the head of Satan and redeeming humanity from sin, and to pass on to her divine Son an immaculate human nature like her own in order to accomplish the mission of redemption," the document asserts.

"Within the rich tradition of the Church the patristic concept of Mary as the 'New Eve' who uniquely worked with Jesus, the 'New Adam,' to restore the life of grace to the human family contains within itself the doctrine of Mary’s unique participation with Jesus in the redemption," it states. "Declared 'Mother of the Church' by Pope Bl. Paul VI, Mary ‘cooperated in initiating God's kingdom' and thus manifested her motherly co-redemption for the Church."

The Commission clarifies, however, that the title of co-redemptrix does not set Mary as equal with Christ, as it believes such a concept would be heresy.

"The philosophical and theological meaning of 'participation' includes the understanding of an inferior being 'taking part in' (partem capere) the perfections or qualities of a superior being," it outlines. "Thus, Mary’s participation in the redemption of Christ in no way diminishes His perfect divine redemption, but rather in a human feminine and maternal expression, partakes in its divine power and efficacy."

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The Marian Association therefore requests that "Pope Francis would kindly grant public recognition and honour to the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary as 'co-redemptrix with Jesus the redeemer'" during the Fatima observance in May. It says that the recognition would provide a means for humanity to consider how God used men as a vessel as He carried out His purposes in the plan of salvation.

"We believe that a public acknowledgement of Mary's true and continuous role with Jesus in the saving work of redemption would justly celebrate the role of humanity in God’s saving plan; foster greater devotion to the mother of God; and lead to the release of historic graces through an even more powerful exercise of our lady’s maternal roles of intercession for the Church and for all humanity today," it writes.


While the Association says that title would point the eyes of the people to the cross of Christ, some beg to differ. Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries in Plano, Texas told Christian News Network that the Roman Catholic religion often attributes many of Christ’s characteristics to Mary.

"They teach that both were conceived without sin and lived sinless lives, and both are our advocates. They proclaim that Jesus is the source of grace, Mary is the channel of all grace; Jesus is the Mediator, Mary is the Mediatrix; Jesus ascended into glory, Mary's body was assumed into glory; Jesus is the King of Heaven, Mary is the Queen of Heaven; Jesus is the Prince of peace, and Mary is the Queen of peace," he explained.
Gendron said that these doctrines are unbiblical. Further considering Mary now as co-redemptrix, he opined, rather takes God’s rightful glory and gives part of it to man.

"Nowhere in Scripture is Mary referred to as co-redeemer or co-mediatrix," he declared. "It was the Lord Jesus, not Mary, who gave His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45). It was Jesus, not Mary, who redeemed those who were once slaves to sin and purchased their freedom so that they are no longer in bondage to sin. Jesus gave Himself to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own (Titus 2:14)."

“For anyone to refer to Mary as co-redemptrix not only violates the truth of God's Word, it also dishonours the Lord Jesus Christ and robs Him of the glory, honor and praise that He alone deserves," Gendron stated.

Pope John Paul II referred to Mary as co-redemptrix on several occasions, but some worried that it would impede the ecumenical unity that Catholics were seeking with Christians.

"There is great spiritual danger for Catholics when they look to Mary and not Jesus," Gendron said. "Paul warned, ‘But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3).' I pray that Catholics will heed the exhortation from the book of Hebrews: 'Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2).'"

http://christiannews.net/2017/02/15/roman-catholic-group-requests-pope-francis-refer-to-mary-as-co-redemptrix-with-jesus/

Alexk2:
That's idolatry and no longer Christianity. Sometimes I wonder if some people read their Bible at all before coming out with such strange idea.

DjAndroid:
The Holy Bible should be the Christians' guide not their assumptions.

Very soon, the song will change to "Holy Mary, Forgive their sins"

donnie:


They will say ordinary men wrote the scriptures and it is neither the only source of truth nor is it absolute truth, thereby giving room for more deception.

donnie:

They regard "church tradition" more highly than the scriptures.

Mary wasn't conceived without sin. That's an outright lie.

olaric:
Always maintained that the Roman Catholic Church is a cult and not a true Church of God.

Alexk2:
That's idolatry and no longer Christianity. Sometimes I wonder if some people read their Bible at all before coming out with such strange idea.

DjAndroid:
The Holy Bible should be the Christians' guide not their assumptions.

Very soon, the song will change to "Holy Mary, Forgive their sins"

chiedu7:

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The bible is clear that their is ONE mediator between Man and God, that's Jesus.
So if there is ONE NOT TWO where does mary fit in?

1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

The catholics have come with their philosophy that the bible rejects

Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Ubenedictus:


Mary is co-redemptorist, that is historic christian teaching.

What does that mean?

It simply means that in an inferior manner she participated in the salvation of the world by voluntarily agreeing to bring forth for us our saviour, Jesus Christ who accomplished our salvation completely, totally and per excellence.

Jesus our saviour didnt fall from heaven someone had to co-operate with God so we all may be redeemed, this contribution is small and inferior but it is a contribution nonetheless and Mary is that person who made it. She made a contribution for my salvation, for your salvation, for our redemption. We cant sweep that truth away as if it didnt happen.

You don't need to be catholic to admit the truth that my her obedience to God, she contributed, though in an inferior manner to the world's redemption.

That much is scattered in the gospel, in the writting of the early christians and the historic judgement of the church.

OLAADEGBU:


"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus" (1 Timothy 2:5). Jesus is the only way to God. No long story.

Ubenedictus:


This is a stawman. what concern the fact that mary cooperated voluntarily in the salvation of humanity with the fact that Jesus is the ONE mediator within whom all xtians offer up intercessions?

two different topics, ur quote isnt relevant here unless u can find a quote that says 'no human participated in anyway in our redemption'.

Syncan:
"The philosophical and theological meaning of 'participation' includes the understanding of an inferior being 'taking part in' (partem capere) the perfections or qualities of a superior being," it outlines. "Thus, Mary’s participation in the redemption of Christ in no way diminishes His perfect divine redemption, but rather in a human feminine and maternal expression, partakes in its divine power and efficacy."


Go school, person no go go, agree say you no know...mba! "...As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction" 2 Pet.3:16

OLAADEGBU:


"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13).

Depending on what kind of schooling you are on about. Peter and John were also accused on being unlearned and ignorant men but being with Jesus yielded them greater wisdom and courage than the religious folks of their days. They also lived happier and more productive lives than the kind of your kind of education would grant you.

Ubenedictus:
Weytin concern mediator and mary as co-redemptorist.

Syncan:



Hahahahaha, Jesus was the wisest of all Rabbis, His students cannot be called unlearned in his own teaching, that's what they realized..."and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus". Note that it was Peter who you erroneously claim to be unlearned that wrote 2Pet.3:16. You can quarrel with Peter all you want.

chiedu7:


For you to redeem you need to first mediate and ascertain the problem,

If not you wont know what to redeem.


Now How can mary redeem anybody please?

OLAADEGBU:


Only One Person is both God and man and that is the man Christ Jesus. He is the only One who could mediate between men and our Creator God. He is the only way to God and our only true Advocate with the Father (See 1 Timothy 2:5; John 14:6; 1 John 2:1-2 for details).

OLAADEGBU:


Your kind of education will twist the scripture I quoted just as you have just done. According to the verse I quoted which you misrepresented, misconstrued and misapplied was referring to the men accusing Peter and John of being uneducated and ignorant just as you did to me by saying I don't go to school. The men accusing Peter and John also had "great learning" but could not be compared with the "unlearned and ignorant" disciples of Christ who had great wisdom and courage and live more happier and productive lives than the accusers.

Syncan:


Chai, poor ola, even my own writings-were i speak of things easy to understand-you still wrest unto your own unhappiness.

Ubenedictus:
Mary didnt redeemed she co-redeem that means she cooperated with the plan of redemption by voluntarily bearing the redeemer.

To coredeem all you need to do is participate in the work of the redeemer.

I explained this earlier i am suprised u confuse between coredemptorist and unique mediatorship.

Ubenedictus:


Even so scripture doesnt claim to be the ONLY source of revelation, it contains objective truth but it doesn't claim to sufficiently expound all truths that God has revealed.

That isnt deception it is fact.