Matthew Levering examines the concept of Mother Church through the lens of Henri de Lubacs life and work. He argues for a profound integration of Marian receptivity and obedience to the Magisterium, while distinguishing acceptable tension from opposition. Using de Lubac’s pre-conciliar conflict with Pope Pius XII as a model, Levering suggests that theologians may respectfully resist non-definitive teachings that threaten the Church’s doctrinal inheritance while remaining submissive members of the Body of Christ.
Matthew Levering (Fri,) studied this question.