Context: 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.

Question: What did the the monk of minor believe to be true of Mary ?
Answer: that from a rational point of view it was certainly as little derogatory to the merits of Christ

Question: What point did his argument attempt to bring to the masses ?
Answer: 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.

Question: What did the monk of minor believe could alleviate the tension in the matter of the 
Answer: Proposing a solution to the theological problem of reconciling the doctrine with that of universal redemption in Christ

Question: What consequences did he believe that this would have on Mary's reputation ?
Answer: immaculate conception did not remove her from redemption by Christ;

Question: How did monk of minor explain how the change in reputation could be of benefit to Mary ?
Answer: rather it was the result of a more perfect redemption granted her because of her special role in salvation history.

Question: What did St. Bonaventure argue?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did Scotus believe did not have a special role in salvation history?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who is preserved from all taint of sin to the merits of Mary?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did Mary's Immaculate Conception remove her from?
Answer: Unanswerable