[Freakazoid]

I've often wondered why none of them can give a good explanation to the following statement made by Martin Luther: "It is a sweet and pious belief that the infusion of Mary's soul was effected without original sin;...

How about he was a human being and therefore not immune from error.

[wagglebee]

How about he was a human being and therefore not immune from error.

Oh yeah, how quickly I forget.
If any respected or notable Protestant makes a statement with which evangelicals disagree, he is "human and not immune from error." However, if a Catholic makes a statement with which evangelicals disagree, he is "following false and unbiblical teachings." But what interests me most is that the only possible conclusion one can make is that evangelicals ALONE are always correct (presumably because evangelicals KNOW how to read and interpret scripture, they are somehow immune to error).

[william clark]

Actually, I'd like to know what follows the semi-colon in that quote. Perhaps the word "but" or "however," for instance. Up to that point, I can easily paraphrase it as "It's a charming concept"