Affirmed in latent tradition
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The treasure of revealed doctrine is carried in the faith of
all the believers. This is its natural home. It is known as the sense of
faith, or the sense of believers. |
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 Question: Are you promoting this devotion to Mary Priest?! Answer: No, we are not. We adduce it as an example of Latent Tradition. The point is that this devotion, so strong among the faithful and the clergy, IMPLICITLY acknowledged that a woman (Mary) was a priest. In people's consciousness, therefore, lived a latent tradition that accepted that women too can be priests! |
One example of latent tradition is the age-old devotion to Mary
as Priest. People believed held that Mary was, indeed, a priest for four main reasons: Mary belonged to a priestly family. Mary exercised priestly functions. Mary gave us the Eucharist and Mary procures forgiveness of sins. The devotion to Mary Priest has been present throughout the history of the Church. Tradition stressed Mary’s role as a priest in her offering Jesus during the Presentation in the Temple and during his crucifixion on Calvary. The devotion continued until 1927, when it was suddenly suppressed by the Holy Office - probably because of the implied link to women’s ordination! |
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privileged, Jesus’ mother was a woman. If Mary could be a priest, so
can any other baptised woman. This is a true case of Latent Tradition. Believers have always known in their heart of hearts that women too can be priests. |
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