[Greek] ὑβρίζω (hybrizō), [Latin] insultare, [Latin] flagellare

[Greek] ὑβρίζω (hybrizō), [Latin] insultare, [Latin] flagellare: to insult, to mistreat, to outrage, to shame, to abuse; Mt.22:6, Lk.11:45, Lk.18:32, Acts 14:5, 1Thess.2:2

Thinking that it knows better, The Vatican states that calling Mary as “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix of All Graces” is “inappropriate”. This action speaks more about their arrogance, indifference, and lack of respect towards Mary. 

Background information:

Greek Hellenism: This term means to be insolent, to be vengeful, to insult, to mock, to be arrogant, to mistreat, and to outrage.

Herodotus’ The Histories 6.87: “The Aeginetans, blaming the Athenians and deeming themselves wronged, prepared to take vengeance on the Athenians.”

Sophocles’ Ajax 367: “Oh the mock! How I have been violated!”

Euripides’ Heracleidae 18: “Eurystheus thought it right to commit this outrage against you.”

Demosthenes’ Against Meidias 21.221: “The brutality and insolence with which Meidias treats everyone alike are well known to us.”

Plato: “Arrogance is ever accompanied by folly.”

Hubris:

1. Hubris involves trespassing beyond one’s own sphere.
2. The Greek tragedy (play) often illustrates the folly of hubris.
3. The gods oppose man’s hubris with retribution, punishment, and destruction.
4. Hubris often provides the impetus for conquest, world domination, violation of personal rights, and downfall.

Old Testament: This term means to be proud, to be arrogant, and to be lofty.

1. Loftiness and pride can be intrinsically wrong if they are linked with arrogance and presumptuousness.
2. The culture is aware that pride can be followed by the fall. Israel and their enemies both experience pride and arrogance.
3. Pride is often associated with sin, disobedience, defiance and turning his heart away from God.
4. Domination, pride, arrogance, suppression of the poor, and secularization of piety may follow.
5. The prophets are sent to correct, to punish, and to humble offenders.
6. Adam and Eve provide an example pride and disobedience.

New Testament: This term means to mistreat, to insult, and to attack.

Scripture:

Mt.22:6: “The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.” (The parable is a statement of God’s judgment on Israel and a warning to Matthew’s church.)

Parable of the Wedding Feast

1. The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.
2. The king dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests, but they refused to come.
3. The guests ignored the invitation and mistreated and killed the servants.
4. The enraged king destroyed these murderers.
5. The guests invited were not worthy to come to the wedding.
6. The king sent out his servants to invite guests both bad and good alike.
7. The guest without a wedding garment was bound and cast out
8. Many guests are invited, but few are chosen.

Lk.11:45: “Then one of the scholars of the law said to Him in reply, ‘Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.’” (Jesus accuses the Pharisees and scholars for focusing on outward appearances, rather than on one’s internal character. Only focusing on externals, these people pay no attention to judgment and have no love for God. Jesus calls them hypocrites.)

Lk.18:32: “He will be handed over to the Gentiles and He will be mocked and insulted and spat upon.” (For His “crimes” of proclaiming to be the Messiah, He was viewed as criminal. This was Jesus’ third prediction of the passion.)

Acts 14:5-7: “When there was an attempt by both the Gentiles and Jews to attack and stone them [Paul and Barnabas] they fled to the surrounding countryside to proclaim the good news.” (In the divided city of Iconium, Paul and Barnabas spoke in the synagogue and inspired both Jews and Gentiles. However, other Jews and Gentiles attacked and forced Paul and Barnabas out of the city.) 

[Greek] ὑβριστής (hybristēs), [Latin] insolens, [Latin] superbus: insolent person, arrogant person, insulter; Rom.1:30, 1Tim.1:13

Rom.1:30: “They are insolent, haughty, boastful, ingenious in their wickedness, and rebellious to their parents.” (Paul makes reference to those who have fallen away in faith. These people are filled with sins and wickedness.)

The close relationship between idolatry and immorality:

1. God’s wrath is revealed against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth for their purposes.
2. God’s invisible attributes of eternal power and divinity is already made known to them.
3. The wicked have no excuse. Instead, they have become vain in their reasoning and their senseless minds were darkened.
4. While claiming to be wise, they became fools.
5. They have exchanged the glory of God for the likeness of mortal man or creatures.
6. Because of their idolatrous desires, God handed them over to their degrading passions.
7. God’s wrath goes into action at each present moment in human history.

1Tim.1:13: “I was once a blasphemer and persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my belief” (Paul makes reference to his past life as a rabid Pharisee persecuting the Christians. Paul now gives thanks for the mercy shown to him by God.”)

When many clergy think that ‘they know better”:

1. Who ignore (suppress the truth), refute, or pay lip service to Church teachings against homosexuality. The Church promotes a LGBTQ “outreach” welcoming people but saying nothing about their sinful lifestyle.
2. Who just ignore Jesus’ statements about sinning no more (Jn.8:11-12). These clergy FORGET that while Jesus associated with sinners, He did not tolerate their sinful lifestyles.
3. Who engage in their homosexual sexual lifestyle thinking that they are entitled to this behavior, while not being held accountable for these sinful actions.
4. Who show tolerance, inclusion, false compassion about sinful behavior.
5. Who fail to encourage others to seek forgiveness, acknowledge sin, and to conversion of heart.
6. Who think it is better to MAKE A BETTER WORLD AND SEEK FAVOR WITH THE WORLD rather than BRING SOULS INTO HEAVEN.
7. Who think it is OK to change the Church (in Jesus’ image) into a worldly synodal Church in man’s image.
8. Who enact Modernist and Synodal liberal and progressive “reform” and “renew” rather than preserving Tradition.
9. Who think that the Novus Order Mass is more inspiring and popular than the Traditional Latin Mass
10. Who think imposing their Modernist and Synodalist ideology on the faithful is fruitful for the Church.
11. Who think restricting the TLM and removing altar rails is fruitful for the Church.

Two Cardinals suggesting how the Mary has prophesied the problems of the Church.

“In the Third Secret, it is foretold, among other things that the great apostasy in the Church will begin at the top.” Cardinal Ciappi

“The Blessed Virgin was alerting us against apostasy in the Church.” Cardinal Oddi

Mary as Co-Redemptorix and Mediatrix of All Graces

Why is Mary Co-Redemptrix?

1. Mary gave us the Savior in offering Him to the world.
2. She accompanied Him in the work of Redemption at the Cross.
3. She shared with Him the sorrows of the agony in which Jesus consummated at the Redemption of mankind.
4. Mary’s redemptive role in now way diminishes Christ’s role as Redeemer.
5. Co-Redemptrix: the Latin prefix (co-) means “co-operator [woman who redeems with Christ]”
6. Mary redemptive role is subordinate but essential role in the salvation plan.

Why is Mary Mediatrix of All Graces?

1. Her title arises from her cooperation in the Incarnation and the Redemption of mankind.
2. Through her “yes” she became the God bearer (theotokos) and the New Eve.
3. By saying “yes” Mary becomes a mediator.
4. The graces that come through Jesus can come in a secondary way, via Mary as a conduit of graces.
5. Mary’s mediating role in no way diminishes Christ’s role as mediator. Mary shares in the participation of grace from Jesus.

Which popes have supported these titles? Pope Pius IX, Pope Pius X, Pope Benedict XV, Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XII

What are some of the Vatican’s objections to the titles?

1. Some perceive that Mary’s redemptive role diminish Christ’s role as sole Redeemer. (If this happens, then provide proper catechesis to remove any confusion.)
2. Some perceive that this could deify Mary. (Again provide proper catechesis to clarify.)
3. Diminishing Mary’s status would have greater appeal for Protestants who seek to enter the Catholic Church. (Why are they seeking favor with Protestants? Who are you writing this letter for? Catholics or Protestants?)
4. This is an unnecessary complication in defining Mary’s role in the Church.
5. Having the need to continually explain these titles would be problematic. (This is a weak argument. This could apply to purgatory, transubstantiation, etc. Just do some research on the topic!)
6. This would cause Protestants to be even more uncomfortable about Mary in the Church. (Why is it so necessary to seek favor with Protestants?)
7. There is evidently lack of any desire or intent to provide adequate catechesis on these Marian titles. (This speaks more on the Modernists’ and Synodalists’ values and priorities.)
8. This could be an effort on the Modernists’ and Synodalists’ part to reduce the importance of the role of Mary. (The Vatican may actually be appealing to Protestants.)
9. These Vatican antagonistic attitudes toward Mary somewhat mirror Satan’s hatred toward Mary.

The famous opening lines of the Confessions by St. Augustine:

“You are great, O Lord, and exceedingly worthy of praise! Your power is immense! And Your wisdom is beyond all reckoning. And so we humans, who are but a small part of Your creation, long to praise You—we who carry our mortality about with us, the evidence of our sin and the proof that You resist the proud. You so excite us to praise You so that it may be us joy because You have made us, and drawn us to Yourself, and our hear is restless in you.”

What is the meaning of life? To praise, to thank, and to rest in God. Essentially, this means having the attitude to show gratitude better.

What was the original sin of Adam and Eve? Adam and Eve resisted and refused gratitude. God had given them everything that the needed and wanted.

Why did Adam and Eve disobey God? They did not want to receive creation as a gift. Instead, they wanted to receive creation on their own terms. This is the primal sin of pride (superbia).

What is pride? This is the refusal of gratitude. However, gratitude is often viewed as a weakness. This becomes a deeply ingrained attitude of having life on one’s own terms, rather than as a gift.

Conclusion:

Insult, insulting, flagellation, hubris

In the Old Testament, this term plays an important role in one’s relationship (or even broken relationship) with God. Arrogance may often inflate one’s stature, often resulting in being eventually humbled by God.

In the New Testament, the Pharisees and law scholars feel insulted, yet they are unaware of their own hypocrisy. Jesus willingly takes on suffering, mocking, and abuse for our redemption. Christians may be called or expected to endure persecution, ridicule, or even martyrdom in order to be a disciple.

St. Augustine: Superbia (pride) expresses the attitude of “that I know better.”

Update: Rejecting and paying lip service to Church teachings essentially becomes practical atheism.

Clergy who disregard homosexuality’s sinfulness and who engage in this lifestyle: God WILL NOT be mocked by this behavior. God will exact his judgement upon these priests.

Bishop Schneider: The Saints, Doctors and the Magisterium WERE NOT MISTAKEN about Mary as “Co-Redemptrix” and “Mediatrix of All Graces”.

Archbishop Vigano: The Vatican document was written by the hand of Satan. (This document does reek of the antipathy that Satan has for Mary.)

The Vatican’s document Mater Populi Fedelis will no doubt cause disappointment, anger and disappoint from traditional and conservative Catholics.

In this Synodal Church, lived experiences, tolerance, and inclusion often take precedence over Church teachings. Synodality becomes elevated as an IDOL.

This Vatican document may ironically spark greater interest among the faithful in learning more about these two Marian titles.

Some erroneously may claim that Pope’s opposition to the death penalty should take precedence over the Catholic Church’s traditional teaching permitting the death penalty in certain occasions.

Some pope-splainers even claim that those supporting these Marian titles are becoming divisive for the Church???

There are unfortunately too many clergy who think they are “inspired” while ignoring inspired scripture.

“Pride is the utter poverty of the soul, disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness.” St. John Climacus

“Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him.” Archbishop Sheen

“Right is right even if nobody does it. Wrong is wrong even if everybody is wrong about it.” GK Chesterton