In the Original Schema Drawn up For the Second Vatican Council, the Clarification and Defining of The Blessed Virgin Mary as Co-Redemptrix Was High on The List. Ultimately the Council Went in A Very Different Direction And, Likely out Of Misplaced Concern Regarding the Ecumenical Environment of The 1960s, the Issue Was Quietly Dropped. It Looked Like the Church May Have Been About to Re-Open the Issue Under the Papacy of John Paul Ii, and Yet Despite a Petition from Many Leading Clerics and Devout Faithful, the Issue Again Came to Nothing. One of The Reasons, According to Then Cardinal Ratzinger, Was that The Title Was Open to Misinterpretation. as He Put It, ‘a Correct Intention Being Expressed in The Wrong Way’.
in This Gem of A Book, Fr G D Smith Sets out Exactly What Catholics Intend to Convey when They Refer to Our Blessed Lady as Co-Redemptrix. the Title Does Not Mean that Mary Equally Shares Christ’s Redemptive Role but That, Subordinate to Her Son, Actively Assisted Him in The Redemption of Mankind. Fr Smith Clearly and Concisely Lays out The Theological, Philosophical and Biblical Arguments for A Belief in Mary’s Efficacious Role in The Great Cosmic Drama of Redemption and Salvation. He Makes an Extremely Compelling Case and Firmly Establishes Precisely What the Church Teaches About Our Blessed Lady and Why the Title Co-Redemptrix Is Both Fitting and Orthodox.
This Book Was First Published in The 1930’s And, as They Say, They Don’t Write Them Like This Anymore. Well-Written and Well-Argued, This Is a Book that Will Help Any Catholic Who Wishes to Deepen His or Her Understanding and Appreciation of The Unique Role of Our Blessed Lady in Salvation History.