How is such an idea compatible with Mary's freedom from Sin?
That IS the corner you seem to have backed yourself into, my dear sister, and highly esteemed fellow saint. BTW -- I'd appreciate your prayers for my employment situation -- just finished another round of interviews.
While I do, of course, accept the Christian Doctrines about Mary, I will concede I have backed myself into a corner only in the sense that mundane and materialistic errors have a broad popular appeal in the middle of protestant America; and in the minds of some protestant Christian minds - and the circle appears to be widening; widening to such an extent that it is even driving the rapidly diminishing orthodoxy from the corners of many protestant minds.
I shall pray you find a job, brother.
Meanwhile, I shall huddle with the faithful remnant in any orthodox corner I can find :)
And, pray to Jesus He will enlighten your intellect to the truth about His Mother.
Ask, Seek, Knock. He will answer. You will find the truth. He will open your mind to that truth. All you need to do is open your mind - on the truth.
Have a productive Advent, brother