The Vatican has published a document clarifying the Church’s teaching on Marian devotion because of trouble caused by some groups. An introductory note reads:
“There are some Marian reflection groups, publications, new devotions, and even requests for Marian dogmas that…propose a particular dogmatic development and express themselves intensely through social media, often sowing confusion among ordinary members of the faithful.”
An example of this movement is found on the EWTN website here: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/fifth-marian-dogma-5671
The bottom line is that the Church does not want us using titles for Mary that cloud our relationship with Jesus Christ, the one Mediator between God and men.
The Church recommneds that we refer to Mary with titles such as “Mother of God”, “Mother of all believers”, etc.
WCM
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