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Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The Church's official summary of doctrine, which Pitre cites at each step to show that the beliefs he is defending are the Church's, and that each rests on a belief about Christ.

What Pitre quotes

CCC 487 — 'What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ' (p 15)
CCC 411 — 'many Fathers and Doctors of the Church have seen the woman announced in the Protoevangelium as Mary, the mother of Christ, the new Eve' (pp 39–40)
CCC 2676 — Mary, 'in whom the Lord himself has just made his dwelling, is… the ark of the covenant' (p 62)
CCC 466, 495 — Theotokos, Mother of God (p 83)
CCC 966 — Mary 'Queen over all things' (p 87)
CCC 971 — Mary is honoured (honoratur); adoration is due to God alone (p 89)
CCC 499 — Mary's virginity in giving birth (p 131)

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Cited by · 11

ArgumentChristology first — CCC 487 and the three things Notre Dame taught him
CCC 487 (p 15)
ArgumentThe single key that unlocks the whole book.
CCC 487, 'what the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ' (p 15)
ArgumentHow the New Eve typology grounds the Immaculate Conception.
CCC 411 (pp 39–40)
ArgumentRomans 3:23, Psalm 51:5, Hebrews 4:15 — 'less than fully human?', what the doctrine is not, and 'God my Saviour'
CCC 411 (pp 39–40)
ArgumentWhat did the Ark contain — and how does Mary fulfill it?
CCC 2676, Mary 'the ark of the covenant' (p 62)
ArgumentIf Mary is the Ark, Jesus is God — Hippolytus, Athanasius and Jacob of Serug
CCC 2676 (p 62)
Argument'Mother of God with us' — and why honoring her isn't worship.
CCC 466, 495, 971 (pp 83, 89)
ArgumentTheotokos — Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Ephesus 431, what 'Mother of God' does not mean, and the word assembled from Matthew 1:23
CCC 466, 495 (p 83)
Argument'Our Lady' comes from Judaism; the Collyridians; sacrifice is the line between honour and worship
CCC 971 (p 89)
ArgumentThe surprising claim about Mary's birth pangs at Bethlehem.
CCC 499 (p 131)
ArgumentPainless at Bethlehem, pains at the passion — Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, John Damascene; Mater Dolorosa
CCC 499 (p 131)

Passages · 7

PassageCatechism — CCC 2676
Mary, 'in whom the Lord himself has just made his dwelling, is… the ark of the covenant' (p 62)
PassageCatechism — CCC 411
'many Fathers and Doctors of the Church have seen the woman announced in the Protoevangelium as Mary, the mother of Christ, the new Eve' (pp 39–40)
PassageCatechism — CCC 466 and 495
Theotokos, Mother of God (p 83)
PassageCatechism — CCC 487
'What the Catholic faith believes about Mary is based on what it believes about Christ, and what it teaches about Mary illumines in turn its faith in Christ' (p 15)
PassageCatechism — CCC 499
Mary's virginity in giving birth (p 131)
PassageCatechism — CCC 966
Mary 'Queen over all things' (p 87)
PassageCatechism — CCC 971
Mary is honoured (honoratur); adoration is due to God alone (p 89)

Verses discussed · 4

Referenced by · 3

AuthorityCouncil of Ephesus (431)
AuthorityIneffabilis Deus (Pius IX, 1854)
AuthorityLumen Gentium (Vatican II, 1964)

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