Mary was not protected from all sin, but only from original sin — a wholly different category.
Secondly, she could have lawfully declined at the Annunciation as any woman may. That would not have been a sin.
For purity, we do our part and God does His part, for we are sentient human beings with free will.
Sorry; but there was nothing to 'decline'.
GOD said THIS is what's going to happen; and it did.
Baloney. Mary was not given a choice. The angel told her how it was going to be.
“Mary was not protected from all sin, but only from original sin a wholly different category.
Secondly, she could have lawfully declined at the Annunciation as any woman may. That would not have been a sin.
For purity, we do our part and God does His part, for we are sentient human beings with free will.”
What!!! Ack!!!