This view is still maintained by the Catholic Church, and the present pope declared the period from 17 July 1987 to 15 August 1988 as a special year for the veneration of the Madonna. She is called the sinless Mother of God as well as the heavenly Mother of the Church.
Hata Julai mwaka wa 1987, hadi Agosti 1988, muda huu wote ulichukuliwa kuwa mwaka wa Madona. Yeye anaitwa mama wa Mungu asiye na dhambi, na pia mama wa mbinguni.