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750. What is her place in the Christian religion?
Mary's place in the Christian religion should be obvious. She is the morning star preceding the Light of the World, Christ. The only difference is that all her light is derived from the Son she heralds. By God's eternal decree Mary has been associated with the highest mysteries of the…
1201. Nuns could do far more for humanity out amongst people than shut away in convents.
Firstly, the vast majority of nuns are engaged in teaching duties, nursing, caring for orphans, the aged, and the dying. In these activities they do an immense work for the human race. The time left over from these duties they give to prayer and the service of God, instead of…
1292. Catholics worship Mary and her Child; Hindoos worship Lankhria, Queen of Heaven, and her Son, Devi, King of Heaven.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. You understand neither the Catholic religion nor the Hindu religion. And you are not, therefore, in a position to compare them. It is true that we Catholics worship Jesus as God. We do not worship Mary as a goddess.Your statement of the Hindu…
1173. Why should a priest shirk family responsibilities, and lack experience of the needs of ordinary people?
A priest does not shirk the responsibilities of a family. He gives up the prospect of a personal family, but makes all mankind his family. Had I the obligation to devote myself to a wife and family, I could not give anything like the time I do to all who…
778. Has everyone an equal chance of getting to heaven?
Not necessarily. The attaining of heaven depends upon the reception of actual Baptism in the case of infants, and upon Baptism at least implicitly by desire on the part of adults. But I take it from your letter that you are referring to adults, i. e., those who have come…
749. The glory does not rest with her but with God.
Mary herself said that. She gave the glory to God, saying, "He that is mighty hath done great things to me." But she did not deny that great things had been done to her which had not been done to others. And those who receive the greater gifts from God…
754. Why did the Church define it?
Because it rightly expresses the truth concerning Mary as contained in God's revelation. That truth is that Mary was exempted from any trace of inherited original sin.…
759. You pick the plums out of Renan when it suits your case.
The fact that Renan, so radically opposed to the supernatural element in the Gospels, says so few things that suit our case immeasurably intensifies the value of his verdict when he admits that the Gospel text supposes that Jesus was the only child of Mary. All his inclinations would be…
693. Is it not true that there are no references to the Life of Jesus in the Gospels from the ages of twelve to thirty?
That is not quite true. St. Luke tells us that Jesus went down to Nazareth, and that He was subject to Joseph and Mary. The Greek word used by St. Luke implies that He was continuously subject to them.…
558. Science scouts belief in the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
It does not. And it cannot really deal with the question. Do you know what the Immaculate Conception means? It means that Mary the Mother of Christ was never contaminated by the stigma of original sin inherited from our first parents. You don't believe in original sin at all, nor…
436. Christ chose poverty.
And the Pope, too, must be poor in spirit. However vast the Vatican, which has been built during generations and to last for generations, the Pope must live a simple, humble, and Christ-like life within its walls. And he does so. Not for a moment does he regard the Vatican…
1281. I would like to know if there is any reason for departing from Christ's teachings.
There is not. But do you understand Christ's teachings? Have you any reason for believing that you have clearly grasped them? You object to vestments and jewels valued at half a million being worn at a splendid and glorious procession in honor of Christ in the midst of a gathering…
472. We Protestants are Catholics, but you are Roman Catholics.
You do not say what type of Protestantism you profess. But no single type of Protestantism can possibly be Catholic. The Catholic Faith is one Faith believed universally. The Catholic Church means one world-wide united body. Protestantism as a whole is a conglomerate of conflicting bodies. And no single form…
1132. No human being has the right to make such laws affecting the marriages of other people.
The Queensland Marriage Act of 1864 declared that no marriage would be deemed valid unless celebrated between 8 o'clock in the morning and 8 o'clock in the evening. If the state can thus legislate in the matter for civil purposes the Church can certainly do so for ecclesiastical purposes. And…
747. Why does the Catholic Church give so much honor to Mary when she was just an ordinary woman selected for a great purpose?
Firstly, I deny that Mary was just an ordinary woman. She was a human being, but amongst human beings there are degrees of dignity. And she was no ordinary woman to whom God thought fit to send an Archangel with the salutation, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with…
748. Some female had to be selected, and it just happened to be Mary of Nazareth.
If one who professes to be a Christian and to believe in the Bible thinks to please Christ by speaking contemptuously of His Mother, he is very much mistaken. I do not know whether you hold your own mother in reverence and esteem. But I will presume that you do.…
751. Scripture accords no attributes of deity to Mary, and outside the grace of God, she was as helpless as any other woman.
The Catholic Church forbids anyone to ascribe any attributes of deity to Mary, whether inside or outside the grace of God. However holy she might be by grace, she still remains a creature. Mary would be the first to say that, but for the grace of God, she would have…
752. In what way did Mary take her part in the redemptive work of mankind, which was accomplished by Christ alone?
Christ was the principal Author of our redemption, but there were many secondary cooperators in the work. We even find St. Paul saying that we are to fill up what is wanting to the sufferings of Christ. The explanation of this, however, would demand a treatise on the mystical body…
755. At what date did the Roman Catholic Church adopt the idea of the Immaculate Conception by Jesus' Mother?
I am afraid you are confusing two different doctrines. The Immaculate Conception is a term referring to the conception of Mary herself by her parents, Joachim and Anne. When Mary herself was conceived, her soul was preserved immaculate, or free from inherited original sin. But when Mary herself conceived Jesus,…
756. How can you say that Mary was ever a virgin when the Bible speaks of the brethren of the Lord?
The expression, "brethren of the Lord," is no argument whatever that Mary had other children besides Jesus. For the Jews used that expression of any near relatives, without intending necessarily the first degree of blood relationship. It was enough for people to be descendants of the same tribe to be…

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- Mgsr Fulton Sheen in Preface to Vol 3 (1942)