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Is the statement "I am the Immaculate Conception" pertaining to a Divine Person?

The 'Immaculate Conception' can only be referencing two; Jesus and Holy Virgin Mother Mary, but since Jesus has never been addressed as such, or no mention of it directly in the Gospel, it would have ...
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In Catholic atonement theology, if God can save Mary from all sin without Christ, what was the point of Christ's death?

Christ died and rose. By dying, he accepted the penalty of sin on the whole human race. By rising, he opened heaven and freed the dead. What I've been taught by my pastor is that he had to be born of ...
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In Catholic atonement theology, if God can save Mary from all sin without Christ, what was the point of Christ's death?

In Catholic atonement theology, if God can save Mary from all sin without Christ, what was the point of Christ's death? It is held to be true, according to the Catholic Church, that Mary was ...
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In Catholic atonement theology, if God can save Mary from all sin without Christ, what was the point of Christ's death?

The title of the question suggests that you think God saved Mary from all sin without Christ. This is not the Catholic view. Here is the crucial passage from the papal decree, Ineffabilis Deus, ...
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In Catholic atonement theology, if God can save Mary from all sin without Christ, what was the point of Christ's death?

The point of Christ's death was that God ordained from eternity to will the salvation of the world consequent upon the willing sacrifice of Christ. Indeed, Mariologists would hold that this same ...
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