No Fifth Marian Dogma - and Other News
For some work at Got Questions Ministries, I had to research the Catholic position on Mary as Co-Redemptrix next to Christ. I was a little nervous.
Fortunately, I am relieved to report that Mary as Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix of all Graces, and Advocate (the so-called “fifth dogma”) is not official Catholic teaching. I will, however, add the articles on the theological grounds for making such a claim to my reading list and post commentary on them here. There is an organization 7 million petitions, 550 bishops, and 43 cardinals strong called Vox Populi Mariae Mediatrici (the Popular Voice for Mary Mediatrix), who boasts the late Mother Teresa as a member, that is gaining ground in defining Mary those new titles.
There is also an organization that is trying to go even further than that and have Mary named as a fourth member of the Godhead, but I’ll bet everyone can see the heresy in that without requiring comments from me.
I am developing a sister site to God is Imaginary, called God is NOT Imaginary, which will have the same layout/look/feel as the former, but be based on my series of articles here that answer the claims it puts forth. What I’m praying for is a few more writers who can help me get the material together in time for a late-January 2007 launch. Of course, I want to produce material for it, but I also want to do management functions–editing the articles, tweaking the site design, finding an appropriate hosting service, and advertise.
My prayers: two or three more writers, funding for advertisement and domain registration, and the wisdom to select the correct hosting option. I humbly request everyone’s prayers in those regards, please.
The good news is that, with the launch of that site, this blog will get its own domain name too! God has provided a growing audience for this blog, and He has provided me with an inexpensive registration service (we can’t afford it right now because of Christmas), and I am confident that He will provide enough funds to take this ministry through its next few steps.
