Mary in U.S. Catholic culture.(Cover Story) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: February 10, 1995| Author: Ruether, Rosemary Radford | COPYRIGHT 1995 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In the 1960s, Catholics began to reinterpret the significance of Mary. At first the church led a movement away from devotion to Mary and more towards Christ. Later, feminists viewed Mary in a more human way, as a suffering woman they could identify with. Other new views of Mary and described.

Nearly a year ago, theologian Rosemary Radford Ruether was invited to deliver a paper on "Mary in Contemporary American Culture" at a conference organized by one of Rome's pontifical faculties....

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