Jerry Shugart
Well-known member
Here is what Rome teaches about Mary:
First of all, the redemption provided by the Lord Jesus was by His death:
Since Mary was still alive at the time when the Lord Jesus died on the Cross to redeem those who believe it is obvious that she played no part in anyone's redemption.
Secondly, the whole human race was not redeemed. There is a universal reconciliation but not a universal redemption.
"As she suffered and almost died together with her suffering and dying Son, so she surrendered her mother's rights over her Son for the salvation of the human race. And to satisfy the justice of God she sacrificed her Son, as well as she could, so that it may justly be said that she together with Christ has redeemed the human race" (The Church Teaches, Documents of the Church in English Translation, by the Jesuit fathers of St. Mary's College, copyright 1973 Tan Books and Publishers Inc., bearing the IMPRIMI POTEST, NIHIL OBSTAT, AND IMPRIMATUR of the Catholic Church, pages 210-211).
First of all, the redemption provided by the Lord Jesus was by His death:
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot" (1 Pet.1:18-19).
Since Mary was still alive at the time when the Lord Jesus died on the Cross to redeem those who believe it is obvious that she played no part in anyone's redemption.
Secondly, the whole human race was not redeemed. There is a universal reconciliation but not a universal redemption.