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        "rendered": "<div class=\"faq-summary\">\n<p><strong>Q: What is the main point of this article?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: The article discusses a new Vatican document and expert opinion clarifying that the Virgin Mary does not &#8220;hold back God&#8217;s wrath&#8221; and should not be referred to with titles like &#8220;Co-Redemptrix&#8221; or &#8220;Mediatrix.&#8221; These titles are seen as distorting Christian faith and leading to superstition.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: Why are titles like &#8220;Co-Redemptrix&#8221; and &#8220;Mediatrix&#8221; problematic, according to the Vatican expert?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Father Maurizio Gronchi explains that these titles imply Mary mediates and convinces God to be merciful, which undermines the Holy Trinity and suggests a superstitious understanding of her role rather than one in accordance with the Gospel.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: Has the Vatican addressed these titles before?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Yes, this isn&#8217;t the first time the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled against proclaiming these as dogma. St. John Paul II, for instance, stopped using the term &#8220;co-redemptrix&#8221; after Cardinal Ratzinger advised against it in 1996.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: What is surprising about the drafting of this new Vatican document?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Father Gronchi noted that no collaborating Mariologists (experts in studies of Mary) were involved or present at the document&#8217;s presentation, which he interprets as a &#8220;silence&#8221; that could signify &#8220;dissent&#8221; from the Marian academic community.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Q: What existing dogmas relate to the Virgin Mary?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: The Catholic Church has already established several dogmas concerning Mary, including the Divine Motherhood (431), Perpetual Virginity (649), Immaculate Conception (1854), and the Assumption of Mary (1950).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nThis is a summary of the article from https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/vatican-expert-mary-not-co-redemptrix-mediatrix. Visit this link to view more.\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"m3JqRjFNPU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/vatican-expert-mary-not-co-redemptrix-mediatrix\">Virgin Mary doesn\u2019t have \u2018the role of holding back God\u2019s wrath,\u2019 Vatican expert says<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Virgin Mary doesn\u2019t have \u2018the role of holding back God\u2019s wrath,\u2019 Vatican expert says&#8221; &#8212; EWTN Vatican\" src=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/vatican-expert-mary-not-co-redemptrix-mediatrix\/embed#?secret=0p3ucztIGe#?secret=m3JqRjFNPU\" data-secret=\"m3JqRjFNPU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>",
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