SIR,—As a layman I would like to question the letter
of Mr. Hugh Ross Williamson con- cerning the Co-Redemption of Mary. His suggestion that only God and Mary can say• to Christ, 'My Son,' and the implication that he plUced on it, are something with which I must disagree. His argument would appear to me of the sort that says, 'A dog is an animal, a cat is an animal and therefore a cat is a dog.'
Surely the fallacy of his suggestion lies in the fact that our Lord was a dual personality. He was both human and divine and it is this duality which is the Incarnation and is a sourbe of wonder and joy to all Christians. While we remember and respect the special position which God gave to Mary on the human plane, this does not as a parent of Christ make her our Co-Redeemer.
The basic affirmation of all Christians is to accept Christ as our Saviour and Lord. To say that Mary had a part in our redemption is one thing, but to acknowledge her as Co- Redeemer is something which is diametrically opposed to all that Christianity stands for in that Christ only is our Redeemer.—Yours faithfully, Beckenham, Kent
G. S. C. HIBBERT
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