Overview
- The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published Mater Populi Fidelis and presented it in Rome, with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández outlining its conclusions.
- The note states no new dogma will be declared on Mary as “corredentora” because the term can blur the unique salvific role of Christ.
- The document affirms legitimate Marian titles such as Mother of the Faithful and permits “mediator” language only in a participatory sense that does not rival Christ.
- It clarifies that Mary does not confer grace in herself but maternally helps dispose believers to the life of grace that only the Lord imparts.
- The text situates the ruling within decades of debate, recalling Vatican II’s caution, John Paul II’s occasional usage, Ratzinger’s and Francis’s objections, and a tense rollout that drew a protester’s interruption.