Development of Mariolatory3
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARIOLATORY : M. M. NINAN<br />
cross, so the most holy Virgin, united with him by a<br />
most intimate and indissoluble bond, was, with him<br />
and through him, eternally at enmity with evil serpent,<br />
and most completely triumphed over him, and thus<br />
crushed his head with her immaculate foot.<br />
The argument for Co-Redemptrix is simple and straight forward.<br />
Jesus is the Redeemer. Not even the Roman Catholic Church<br />
has any doubt about it. But there is one other who cooperated<br />
with God to bring this redemption about. This is Mary. Therefore<br />
Mary is the Co-redeemer.<br />
The argument is very sound. But the question is, Is Mary the only<br />
one who cooperated with God to bring this about? Are there not<br />
others? As a first step what about Joseph. Did he not consent to<br />
be the Father <strong>of</strong> Jesus? Did he not take all the pain and<br />
humiliation <strong>of</strong> taking care <strong>of</strong> an illegitimate child whom practically<br />
every neighbor knew was not his? Still he took the child and the<br />
mother to safety from King Herod. Then he in his humbleness<br />
disappeared from the story without claims <strong>of</strong> sinlessness or<br />
glorification. If we apply the arguments to Joseph, the same<br />
arguments we applied to Mary, he will stand the entire test.<br />
What about the Apostles? Did they not go through hell and lay<br />
down their lives for the sake <strong>of</strong> Christ. Are they not the real<br />
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