| 1. Divine Motherhood (Theotokos) | ✅ Defined at Council of Ephesus (431) | ✅ Affirmed at Ephesus; central to Orthodox theology | ✅ Affirmed; considered foundational |
| 2. Perpetual Virginity | ✅ Dogma: Virgin before, during, and after Christ’s birth | ✅ Strongly affirmed in liturgy and theology | ✅ Widely affirmed, though some communities may not require strict assent |
| 3. Immaculate Conception | ✅ Dogma (Ineffabilis Deus, 1854) | ❌ Not dogma; many affirm her purification at the Annunciation | ✅ Often affirmed spiritually, but not always held as dogma |
| 4. Assumption of Mary | ✅ Dogma (Munificentissimus Deus, 1950) | ✅ Celebrated as Dormition; bodily assumption is affirmed in tradition | ✅ Widely affirmed; often celebrated liturgically |
| 5. Co-Redemptrix / Mediatrix / Advocate | ☑️ Promoted in popular devotion; not dogma | ❌ Rejected as overly scholastic; Mary intercedes but not as “co-redeemer” | ☑️ Varies: CACA/OSST may affirm as devotional titles without making dogmatic claims |
| 6. Immaculate Heart of Mary | ✅ Promoted in liturgy and private devotion | ❌ Not a formal devotion; emphasis is on her role in Christ’s life | ✅ Affirmed in many Independent traditions influenced by RC spirituality |
| 7. Mary as Queen of Heaven | ✅ Feast of the Queenship of Mary (Aug 22); biblical & theological basis | ✅ Honored as Queen in icons/hymns (e.g., “More honorable than | |
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