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To: Kolokotronis
You seem to suggest that being born without original sin leeds to loss of free will and being not human?

Adam and Eve were born without original sin and they had free will.

Mary had a choice to accept being the Mother of God.She used her free will to accept.
Love can NOT force itself,it has to be accepted.

Of course Mary was fully human,she was also fully obedient therefore fully sinlesss-the “NEW EVE”

Dear friend,
I see no point in arguing this.

13,674 posted on 04/28/2007 5:01:26 AM PDT by stfassisi ("Above all gifts that Christ gives his beloved is that of overcoming self"St Francis Assisi)
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To: stfassisi; kosta50; annalex

“I see no point in arguing this.”

That’s a shame, because its a very important, fundamental difference in the theologies of The Church as between the East (including most Eastern Rite Churches in communion with Rome) and the West, the implications of which are enormous.


13,675 posted on 04/28/2007 5:07:35 AM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: stfassisi

It still boggles my mind that any authentic believers could construe Mary as sinless.

If ANY human could be sinless, then Christ’s death was unnecessary.


13,683 posted on 04/28/2007 8:51:43 AM PDT by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD!)
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