[blue-duncan]

"Why do you think that the doctrine of the sinlessness of Mary is a heresy?"

I got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, if "highly favored" = "full of grace" = sinlessness, then we are all sinless since we have received "abundant grace", "superabundant grace", "exceeding grace", "of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace", "grace abounding", "sufficient grace", "riches of His grace", and "grace according to the measure of the gift of God". Therefore there is no need to wait until we die to find out if we made the grade since we have all the grace necessary to be translated. So, keep your self ready 'cause you never know just like Enoch. I wouldn't drive the car on crowded freeways or with passengers and always drive slowly.

The bad news is "full of grace" is only descriptive of Jesus Luke 2:40 and John 1:14 so keep short accounts with "the One with whom we have to do".

[annalex]

we are all sinless since we have received "abundant grace", "superabundant grace", "exceeding grace", "of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace", "grace abounding", "sufficient grace", "riches of His grace", and "grace according to the measure of the gift of God".

Unlike "kecharitomene" these expressions describe the grace itself, not our condition in relation to the grace, and not the time at which we received it. It is however accurate to say that for those of us who reach sainthood the condition is similar to the condition of Our Lady which she, but not we, enjoyed since conception.

[HarleyD]

The bad news is "full of grace" is only descriptive of Jesus

Are you forgetting someone?

Act 6:8 And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and signs among the people.

If "full of grace" = "sinlessness", one has to wonder if Stephen was sinless.

BTW-I was wondering if this meant Mary had imputed righteousness?

[bornacatholic]

I can't figure out whether you think the Doctrine of Mary's sinlessness is a heresy or not. Is it a heresy in your opinion?