Drzyżdżyk, Szymon (Wydawnictwo Naukowe Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Krakowie, 2009)
The title the “Mother of the Church” is in a way the fruit and quintessence of the Second Vatican Council thought of the Mother of God. Pope Paul VI announced the title the Mother of the Church in a way against the Council, which wanted to avoid new titles, dogmas, statements, and phrases that are doubtful. This was a sign of care for orthodoxy and compliance with the Tradition. It turned out that including a reflection about St. Mary in the ecclesiology and stressing the role of maternity did not disturb the orthodoxy, and what is more St. Mary and the Church have been brought together more closely and the uniting thread was the Divine reality: God the Father, whose will they read and fulfill, the Son of God, who gathers others around him, teaches, and redeems, and the Holy Spirit – the power of holiness and serving.
