„Bycie współpracownikiem Boga”. Protestancko-katolicki spór wokół doktryny o Niepokalanym Poczęciu Maryi

Abstract

The proclamation on December 8, 1845 the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary provoked many emotions; positive as well as negative. Christians of other denominations accused the Catholic Church of making the faithful believe in a truth which contradicted the Bible and made a superhuman being of the Virgin Mary. Protestant churches put forward an argument that man cannot be God's associate in Salvation. Yet, the Catholic Church only believes that freeing the Virgin Mary from original sin was an indication of grace with which God endowed Her and a way of redeeming Her owing to the future accomplishments of Jesus Christ, while being God's associate – according to the Roman Catholic theology and in agreement with the teaching of St. Paul – means to be at God's disposal and answer “yes” to His redemptive intentions.