One way, two ways, which way?

[JKirkLVNV]

I find it helpful to think of Our Blessed Mother as the “new Eve.” She obeyed and trusted God where Eve did not.

 

[Chris_W]

awalt:

Hi Chris,

I think the small but imprtant distinction is, does the Church call Mary a co-redemptrix, vs. is it a reasonable position to say that “since she had a unique and important singular role in the salvation plan (which is explicitly stated in the CCC), do I conclude she acted as a co-redeemer?” To this question, I think someone could say “that’s a reasonable conclusion you could draw based on your definition of co-redeemer and the part Mary played.”

For me, when the question is asked, I imply the real question is “Does the Church ***title ***Mary as co-redeemer?”, and I think the answer to that is no - it doesn’t exist anywhere that I have seen.

Ahhh. That distinction completely escaped me. We were coming from different angles. Thank you for the clarification.

I agree. I am not aware that the Church officially titles Mary that way. However, the person asking the question will find many Catholics who use that terminology, so my objective was to give reason for its use.

Peace,
Chris