[Uri’el-2012]

Immaculate Conception

The doctrine

In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary "in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin."

How do you read the words of Miriyam in

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

Luke 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

where Mary calls Yah'shua her savior;
she must have been a sinner to have needed a savior.

b'shem yah'shua

[OLD REGGIE]

In the Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 8 December, 1854, Pius IX pronounced and defined that the Blessed Virgin Mary "in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin."

I don't believe Pius IX knew anymore about the "Immaculate Conception" of Mary than I do, nor do I believe it makes any difference concerning the Divinity of Jesus.

OTOH:

Romans 3:

[9] What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all; for I have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin,

[10] as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;

[23] since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Ask Paul what he thinks. :-)