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“Iconicity and Idolatry” Applied to Disputed Theological Questions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Benjamin Stern*
Affiliation:
St. Boniface Church, 1007 Olive St., Evansville, Illinois, United States, 62242

Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © 2013 The Author. New Blackfriars © 2013 The Dominican Council. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2014

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6 John Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, Book IV, Chapter XVII, Section 18.

7 John Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, Book IV, Chapter XVII, Section 18.

8 John Calvin, Institutes of Christian Religion, Book IV, Chapter XVII, Section 29.

9 John 2:5.

10 One only has to scan websites concerning Mary's role as Mediatrix and co-Redeemer to recognize this misunderstanding by the Catholic faithful.

11 Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary, Online Source: http://www.catholictradition.org/Mary/glories8.htm. Date Accessed: June 27, 2012.

12 There are many Catholic jokes that express this view by portraying Mary as welcoming sinners in heaven's backdoor since Jesus or Peter prohibited them from entering heaven's front door.

13 Cf. Acts 10:26; 14:15.

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