Hi 300 -- Roman Catholic doctrine views Mary . . . as [mediator] between believers and God Yep. One of her many (many, many, many) titles is "Mediatrix of All Graces". But it gets worse: there is a renewed push within Vatican circles these days to have the Pope declare her "co-redemptrix" with Jesus. This fact has generated anxiety among some Catholics, because the Pope is clearly afflicted with Parkinson's Disease. The concern is that many Parkinson's victims eventually succumb to dementia. Who knows what foolishness he might promulgate in such a state? *sigh* Anyway, I don't think many Catholics take Marian doctrines seriously (like her "Immaculate Conception" and her bodily "Assumption" into heaven). I certainly don't. -- Bonzo |