Rome Conference Explores Cult of Mary
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Rome Conference Explores
Cult of Mary Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries] "The objective of the
two-day event, entitled "Mary, Sign of Faith (and Only Hope)," was to
explore the Cult of Mary
in order to identify her role in leading Christians towards greater
devotion to Christ. The pope said, "It is important to look at
Mary as a model, as a sign of faith. We're on our way to God, we don't
see the beatific vision yet, so we need symbols, we need signs to take
us on the road. And it's very important that we turn to Mary because as
Louis de Montfort, the great doctor of the Church once said... it's
through Mary that Jesus will reign in the world. She had a role to play
at the beginning when He first came, and she has a role to play now as
we approach the end times."
The conference organizer said, "any attempt at evangelization has to
start with Mary because Mary was the first evangelizer." Mary's role as
evangelist extends beyond the Gospels and to foreign continents. Our
Lady of Guadalupe, for instance, was "the catalyst that helped to
convert 9 million Aztecs over the course of 15 years, whereas before her
apparition in Mexico City they had perhaps a few hundred, or a few
thousand converts." He said, "There are promising signs that we can
renew our faith in Jesus and get closer to Him by knowing Mary. I like
to say: 'No Mary, no Jesus; know Mary, know Jesus.'"
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No Mary Worship
