Vatican tells Catholics to stop calling Mary co-redeemer with Christ

A new Vatican decree approved by Pope Leo has modified several traditional titles used by Catholics to describe Mary, the mother of Jesus.

For centuries, Catholics have invoked Mary’s intercession through prayers such as the Rosary, venerating her as a divine figure whose role in giving birth to Christ elevates her within the spiritual hierarchy.

However, the Vatican clarified in a recent decree that Mary’s role in salvation is subordinate to that of Jesus Christ.

Pope Leo instructed Catholics to stop referring to Mary as a co-redeemer with her son Jesus Christ.

A decree from the Vatican’s doctrinal office approved by the pontiff says Jesus alone saved humanity from hellfire and therefore Catholics must not call Mary the “co-redeemer” or “co-redemptrix”, ending a long-running debate among church scholars that has even divided popes.

It says Jesus saved the world through his sacrificial death on the cross and that while Mary paved the way for the redemption by giving birth to him, she was not a “co-redeemer”.