***Mary did not have an “innocent nature” because she was not created by God***
This statement right here is incorrect. EVERYONE is created by God! And we are not created in the image of Adam, we are created in the image of God! That is basic Christian belief. If God wanted to preserve Mary from sinning, make her spotless through the Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross, or whatever way He wanted to make sure that she was pure, who are we to argue? She was to be His mother - He could make her any way He wanted to! And when she was born, she had never seen sin or death, so your argument is not logical. And Jesus certainly saw the effects of sin and death, and yet He did not sin. (Yesterday’s Gospel reading was on His temptation by the devil in the wilderness.) Adam and Eve were innocent until they, by their own choice, disobeyed God. Why is it so hard to believe that there could be one person who loved God so much, that she never wanted to disobey God? Who wanted to please Him in everything? Sin is separation from God, and I don’t think it is far-fetched to believe that someone could love God so much that she never wanted to be separated from Him or displease Him.
Here is a poem that expresses perfectly the Catholic view of Mary and her role in salvation history:
Mary the Dawn, Christ the Perfect Day;
Mary the Gate, Christ the Heav’nly Way!
Mary the Root, Christ the Mystic Vine;
Mary the Grape, Christ the Sacred Wine!
Mary the Wheat, Christ the Living Bread;
Mary the Stem, Christ the Rose Blood-red!
Mary the Font, Christ the Cleansing Flood;
Mary the Chalice, Christ the Saving Blood!
Mary the Temple, Christ the Temple’s Lord;
Mary the Shrine, Christ the God adored!
Mary the Beacon, Christ the Haven’s Rest;
Mary the Mirror, Christ the Vision Blest!
Mary the Mother, Christ the Mother’s Son.
By all things blest while endless ages run.
Anonymous