Bishop Athanasius Schneider weighs in on the Marian title “Co-Redemptrix”

The Kazakhstani bishop has addressed the debated Marian title in an extended letter referencing the “ordinary magisterium” and “numerous saints and doctors of the Church”

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Bishop Athanasius Schneider has publicly defended the traditional Marian titles “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix of All Graces” following the release of a new Vatican doctrinal note that discourages their use.

In an article published on Vatican correspondent Diane Montagna’s Substack, Bishop Schneider said it was impossible that “the Church’s saints, doctors, and popes have for centuries led the faithful astray through a consistently inappropriate use” of these titles.

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