The celebrated John Duns Scotus (d. 1308), a Friar Minor like Saint Bonaventure, argued, on the contrary, that from a rational point of view it was certainly as little derogatory to the merits of Christ to assert that Mary was by him preserved from all taint of sin, as to say that she first contracted it and then was delivered. Proposing a solution to the theological problem of reconciling the doctrine with that of universal redemption in Christ, he argued that Mary's immaculate conception did not remove her from redemption by Christ; rather it was the result of a more perfect redemption granted her because of her special role in salvation history.
What did the the monk of minor believe to be true of Mary ? What point did his argument attempt to bring to the masses ? What did the monk of minor believe could alleviate the tension in the matter of the  What consequences did he believe that this would have on Mary's reputation ? How did monk of minor explain how the change in reputation could be of benefit to Mary ?