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Friday, April 29, 2005 AD

Survey: how do you solve a problem like (the Ave) Maria?

To round off my short series of long posts on the Blessed Virgin Mary (1 | 2 | 3), and as something to keep things ticking over while I'm away on holiday, a quick survey to find out what people's views are on the issues we've been considering in these posts (please do also feel free to continue the discussion in the comments to those posts).

If you'd like to take part, please answer the following questions in the comments for this post:

1. Which of the following teachings do you agree with?:

    a. Mary the Mother of God.

    b. Mary the Ever-Virgin.

    c. The Immaculate Conception.

    d. The Assumption.

    e. Mary the Co-Redemptrix/Mediatrix

For each of the above, please answer: "Yes, as a necessary doctrine" (i.e. dogma), "Yes, as a pious opinion", "No, but others are free to do so as a pious opinion", or "No, this is a false teaching that must be rejected". Or whatever else best fits your views - this isn't a tick-box exercise.

2. Do you practice any form of Marian devotion, and if so what (use of the Ave Marial, rosary, "evangelical commemoration" etc)? If not, is this because you consider it merely unnecessary, or as actively wrong?.
Please could you also mention your church affiliation.

I've kicked things off by putting my own answers in the comments. I'm off on holiday for a week after today, so I look forward to seeing what answers people have given by the time I get back!