Letter from Bishop Sydney Charles to Pope Benedict XVI

His Excellency, Most Rev. Sydney A. Charles, Bishop Emeritus of St. George in Granada, West Indies, provides us with just one example of the letters which have been sent by cardinals and bishops to our beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict the XVI, for encouragement for the solemn definition of Mary Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix of All Graces, and Advocate.
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Bishop Emeritus Sydney Charles

DIOCESAN CLERGY HOUSE
Morne Jaloux, St. George’s, GRENADA, W.I.

May 3, 2007

Most Holy Father,                                                                                     

It is with great love and respect that I address this brief personal letter to you in support of the general formal petition to Your Holiness by the Cardinal co-sponsors of the Fatima Symposium held May 3rd to May 8th 2005. 

As one of the Bishops who participated in the said Symposium, I wish to join my voice with the other participants in humbly appealing to you, Most Holy Father, from the depths of my heart, regarding the dogmatic proclamation in honour of Our Lady's role as the Spiritual Mother of all humanity, under it's three essential aspects: Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate. 

I am unshakably convinced, Holy Father, of the desirability of the above proclamation in the midst of the challenging crises and the dangers in the world today, perhaps unprecedented. I believe that the ensuing focus on the intercessory role of the august Queen of heaven and earth, empowered from the beginning to crush the head of Satan, will contribute greatly for the good of all humanity at this crucial moment in our history. The Church, too, I believe, will become, through the powerful intercession of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, a more authentic sign of the kingdom of God in the world. 

Humbly and respectfully submitted. 

+Sydney A. Charles

Bishop Emeritus, Grenada