More thoughts about Immaculate Conception

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Actually, I know I'm right. 

Technically, I'm still a Catholic, as I haven't been excommunicated (not for lack of trying, though).

Boru

I didn't know that either (ex-Protestant here if that makes a difference)... didn't know there was supposed to be anything special about Mary. Are you saying she was claimed to be born of a virgin as well as Jesus? Or am I completely misunderstanding your meaning here?

As to the other, have you tried swivelling your head around?

The dogmatic reasoning runs thus:

1.  Since Eve tempted Adam and the latter succumbed to the temptation, all human beings are born with the taint [stop giggling] of original sin.

2.  Jesus, as the Son of Man and coeval with God the Father, has to necessarily be free of sin.

3.  In order for Jesus to be free of sin, Mary had to be free of sin also, as the Vessel of The Saviour.

4.  Since God knows all things, he knew Mary was destined to be the mother of Jesus and pre-redeemed her prior to the visit from the Holy Ghost (in other words, God eliminated in her all trace of sin, including original sin).

I didn't spend those 12 horrifying years in Catholic school for nothing, you know.

This is what is known as 'Catholic Logic'.  Feel free to laugh until your gums bleed.

I'm afraid that swiveling my head round would get me exorcised, not excommunicated. 

Boru