Hello George,

>GP>Jesus was certainly a sincere Jew, but he was just as certainly NOT t
>GP>Messiah!

>LL>The Jewish concept of Messiah is different from the Christian concept
>LL>of Messiah.

GP>According to Christianity, their concept __IS__ the fulfillment of
GP>the JEWISH one!

No, no, no, no.  You've got it all wrong.  There is a Jewish concept of
Messiah, and there is a Christian concept of Messiah.  The two concepts
are very different.  The Christian view is Jesus as Messiah, being both
human and divine.  The Jewish view is a Messiah who is strictly human,
one who will live and die, just as any other human.  Since Jesus lived,
died, and rose again, according to the Jewish view He could not be the
Messiah.

>LL>Catholics do not hold a belief in Mary as "co-mediatrix with
Christ".
>LL>Nor has the Pope, or any previous pope, made any teaching declaring Mary
>LL>as "co-mediatrix".  There certainly is nothing in the
Catechism of the
>LL>Catholic Church stating Mary as "co-mediatrix".  And
there is no papal
>LL>encyclical stating Mary as "co-mediatrix".

GP>You're not up on your Catechism, eh?

For something to be regarded as being the Teaching of the Church,
it must be noted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or in a
Papal Encyclical.  Otherwise, it is not part of the Teaching of
the Church.  Since "co-mediatrix" (or similar terms) is not noted
in either the Catechism of the Catholic Church or in any Papal
Encyclical, it is not part of the Teaching of the Church.

Catholics believe in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition as
forming the basis of their faith.  Nothing can be above Sacred
Scripture.  Not even Sacred Tradition.  The Catechism of the
Catholic Church explains the faith.  Papal Encyclicals are
documents or writings by the Pope in regards to what Catholics
are obliged to believe.

If a pope says something at a cocktail party, it is an opinion.
But if a pope writes a Papal Encyclical, it is part of the Teaching
of the Church.

Some Catholics might believe in the concept of a "co-mediatrix".
Those who do are merely stating an opinion.  However, there is no
truth that the concept of a "co-mediatrix" is part of the Teaching
of the Church.

--Lee


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