Magisterialpope 2005–2013

Benedict XVI

Who

Theologian and pope. As Joseph Ratzinger he supplied Pitre's methodological motto — that the New Testament's Mary is 'woven entirely of Old Testament threads' — and as pope he preached that the living Ark is Mary's body, not only her soul.

What Pitre quotes

as Joseph Ratzinger — 'The image of Mary in the New Testament is woven entirely of Old Testament threads' (p 16)
Homily for the Solemnity of the Assumption, 15 August 2011 — 'As the living Ark of the Covenant, she has an extraordinary destiny of glory… already lives in God's Heaven with her whole being, body and soul' (p 64)

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Cited by · 5

ArgumentThe single key that unlocks the whole book.
as Joseph Ratzinger: Mary 'woven entirely of Old Testament threads' (p 16)
ArgumentWhy books against Marian doctrine ignore the Old Testament — Ratzinger, Timothy George and the inconsistency charge
as Joseph Ratzinger (p 16)
ArgumentHow the Ark typology points to the Assumption.
Assumption homily, 2011 (p 64)
ArgumentThe Assumption in three steps — and which came first, Revelation 12 or the Ark
Assumption homily, 2011 (p 64)
ArgumentThe Ark will not be missed — Jeremiah 3:16, and the Assumption as a sign of our resurrection
Assumption homily, 2011 (p 64)

Passages · 2

PassageBenedict XVI — Homily for the Assumption 2011
'As the living Ark of the Covenant, she has an extraordinary destiny of glory… already lives in God's Heaven with her whole being, body and soul' (p 64)
PassageRatzinger — Daughter Zion
'The image of Mary in the New Testament is woven entirely of Old Testament threads' (p 16)

Verses discussed · 3

Referenced by · 2

AuthorityJohn Paul II
AuthorityModern scholars Pitre cites

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