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The sinlessness of Mary refers to the doctrine in which Mary, mother of Jesus chose not to sin. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is upheld by the Catholic Church , Oriental Orthodox Churches , Eastern Orthodox Churches , as well as by high church Lutherans .
The Roman Catholic Church teaches that Mary, mother of Jesus was—by a special grace of God—without sin her entire life. This included the moment of her conception, so Mary was even miraculously preserved from original sin and its effects.
Anyone who does not confess that Jesus is God and Mary is the Mother of God. [4] Anyone who does not confess that the Word from God the Father has become flesh in Jesus Christ and is God and man in one flesh. [4] Anyone who divides the hypostatic union of Christ and claims that the two aspects (divine and human) are not united. [4]
The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. [1] It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. [2] Debated by medieval theologians, it was not defined as a dogma until 1854, [3] by Pope Pius IX in the papal bull Ineffabilis Deus. [4]
Catholic teachings make clear that Mary is not considered divine and prayers to her are not answered by her, but rather by God through her intercession. [122] The four Catholic dogmas regarding Mary are: her status as Theotokos, or Mother of God; her perpetual virginity; the Immaculate Conception; and her bodily Assumption into Heaven. [123 ...
Catholic Mariology is the systematic study of the person of Mary, mother of Jesus, and of her place in the Economy of Salvation [1] [2] [3] in Catholic theology.According to the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception taught by the Catholic Church, Mary was conceived and born without sin, hence she is seen as having a singular dignity above the saints, receiving a higher level of veneration than ...
Belief that certain people are or can be reincarnations of biblical figures, such as Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. Doctrinal Note of the Catholic Bishops of Canada concerning the Army of Mary [60] and Tribus circiter on the Mariavites. Santa Muerte: Worship or veneration of Santa Muerte.
If any one does not confess that the first man, Adam, when he had transgressed the commandment of God in Paradise, immediately lost the holiness and justice wherein he had been constituted; and that he incurred, through the offence of that prevarication, the wrath and indignation of God, and consequently death, with which God had previously threatened him, and, together with death, captivity ...