Team of Scholars Studies Role of Mary
An official team of Lutheran and Roman Catholic scholars says it is working toward agreements on the role of Mary and the saints in Christian faith.
A key issue of the Protestant Reformation was Roman Catholic belief in prayers “invoking the intercession” of Mary and the saints. Protestants contended that this obscured the primacy of Christ as mediator for humanity.
At a meeting here, members of the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue team said they expect to publish their conclusions in 1989. The team previously agreed that Mary was a model of faith, devotion and spirituality.
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