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To: Mrs. Don-o
The catechism contains the doctrine of the Roman Catholic church.

If there is "nothing binding" If there is an "error" I would like to know which is error, That only Christ could keep the whole law perfectly, or that Mary also kept the law perfectly?

Only one can be true ...

398 posted on 10/26/2007 11:17:34 AM PDT by ears_to_hear (Pray for America)
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To: ears_to_hear

Repeating that out of context fallacy lends no support to you argument.


403 posted on 10/26/2007 11:21:53 AM PDT by TheStickman
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To: ears_to_hear; Campion
My dear, you answered your own question at #115.

"Only Christ is sinless on his own account. Mary was rendered sinless on account of a prevenient action of God, applying Christ's future merits and perfection to her. Mary did no work to make her a sinless vehicle for God-in-the-flesh. It was purely on account of God's grace, and the work of Christ, that Mary was made sinless." (1) if your meaning is "sinless on their own account, the answer is: only Christ.

(2) if your meaning us "sinless by the work of Christ, not by innate righteousness but in order to be equipped for the unique role of being mother of our Savior," the answer is: only Mary.

Note that Mary, while free of in, is still "short of the glory of God." So her righteousness is entirely derivative, and is not symmetrical or commensurate with His. It is, as has been poetically expressed, like the reflected brightness of the moon in relation to the self-generated brightness of the sun.

431 posted on 10/26/2007 11:59:35 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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