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To: Siobhan

But the encyclical itself speaks of Virgin Mary's death, albeit not pointedly, even though, of course, "dormition" is the proper term when referring to death of a saint. Do you consider the Orthodox icon showing Christ comforting Mary's separated soul, -- and hence Mary in the state of death, -- incompatible with the dogma of the Assumpion?


87 posted on 08/02/2005 11:29:43 AM PDT by annalex
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To: annalex

The dogma permits a wide presentation of the truth, and the current Byzantine iconic depiction of the Dormition is absolutely true with a capital "T" theologically. But does it represent facts as a Western historian understands them? That is a different question entirely. The same can be said for Mannerist paintings of the Assumption.


90 posted on 08/02/2005 11:34:19 AM PDT by Siobhan ("Whenever you come to save Rome, make all the noise you want." -- Pius XII)
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