Mary and the Ecumenical Movement

The Blessed Mother in the Old Testament – Typology

n Holy and not so holy women – Hannah, Bathsheba, Rebecca, Miriam, Deborah, etc.

n Ark of the Covenant – Immaculate Conception

n The second Eve – Immaculate Conception, Mediatrix, Coredemptrix

n Queen Mother – Mother of God

The Marian Dogmas

n Theotokos – Mother of God

n Perpetual Virgin

n Immaculate Conception

n Assumption

Mary, Mother of God

n Catechism para 495.

n Council of Ephesus 431 AD

n Scriptural evidence – Luke 1:43

n Objection – Nestorian misunderstanding (person vs. nature)

n Solution – Even human mothers give birth to persons, not natures

Perpetual Virgin

n Catechism 496-507.

n Scriptural evidence – Luke 1:34

n Objections – “brothers of the Lord”, “until”, “firstborn”.

n Solution – adelphos/anepsios, Jesus gives mother to John, James son of “other Mary”, no biblical meaning after “until”, “firstborn” does not imply other children

Immaculate Conception

n Catechism para 490-493.

n Apparition sandwich - Rue De Bac 1830, Lourdes 1858

n Dogma pronounced 1854 – Pius IX

n Scriptural evidence - Luke 1:28, kecharetomene

n Objections – “All have sinned” – Rom 3:23, “God my savior” – Luke 1:47.

n Solution – Rom 3 talks about groups not all individuals, Mary given singular grace in anticipation of her Son’s sacrifice

Assumption

n Catechism para 966.

n Dogma pronounced 1950 – Pius XII

n Objection – No scriptural evidence

n Solution - Rev 11:19 –12:1, No bones of Mary, early liturgical celebrations

Catholic/Anglican Agreement