Statement on Mary

AKMA is pointing to an ecumenical statement that was released last year between the Anglican and Roman Catholic communions on Mary. It seems like it might be a good time to remember what this statement says:

"when the Church receives and acknowledges what it recognizes as a true expression of the Tradition once for all delivered to the Apostles, this reception is an act both of faithfulness and of freedom. The freedom to respond in fresh ways in the face of new challenges is what enables the Church to be faithful to the Tradition which it carries forward"

I think there are lots of ways to work with this notion of "reception," and I think it may well prove to be an important key in the years ahead on a whole lot of issues.