Pope Benedict XVI: Teaching A Perverted Gospel

Scripture is utterly silent about the end of Mary's life. There is absolutely no mention of her death or burial, much less her alleged glorious assumption into heaven. Yet we are told that this infallible de fide doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church is "deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture: ...", yet the only scripture cited does not even mention Mary, or her being "closely bound [with her Son] in the fight against the infernal enemy until they completely defeat him." How can scripture be completely devoid of any such teaching, yet be boldly declared the "ultimate confirmation", asserted to be "deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture"? Benedict XVI continues:

The Servant of God Pope Pius XII interpreted the deep theological meaning of this mystery on 1 November 1950 when he pronounced the solemn Dogmatic Definition of this Marian privilege.

He declared: "Hence, the revered Mother of God, from all eternity joined in a hidden way with Jesus Christ in one and the same decree of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a most perfect virgin in her divine motherhood, the noble associate of the divine Redeemer who has won a complete triumph over sin and its consequences, finally obtained, as the supreme culmination of her privileges, that she should be preserved free from the corruption of the tomb and that, like her own Son, having overcome death, she might be taken up body and soul to the glory of Heaven where, as Queen, she sits in splendour at the right hand of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages" (Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus: AAS 42, [1 November 1950]).

Dear brothers and sisters, after being taken up into Heaven, Mary did not distance herself from us but continues to be even closer to us and her light shines on our lives and on the history of all humanity. Attracted by the heavenly brightness of the Mother of the Redeemer, let us turn with trust to the One who looks upon us and protects us from on high.

We all need her help and comfort to face the trials and challenges of daily life; we need to feel that she is our mother and sister in the concrete situations of our lives.

And so that we too may one day be able to share in her same destiny, let us imitate her now in her meek following of Christ and her generous service to the brethren. This is the only way to have a foretaste, already on our earthly pilgrimage, of the joy and peace which those who reach the immortal destination of Paradise live to the full.

That is blasphemy, idolatry and Antichrist. It is an outright lie, a corrupt tradition of men, a doctrine of demons, a perversion of the Gospel never taught by scripture, but condemned in the strongest terms: