"and He took upon Himself the sins of us all". That's why He had to die. Who's sins did Mary take on? Or did she die because of her own sin?
Affirmative sir. Mary died because of her own sin. That was the whole point. If she were sinless, which I don't believe for a second, she would not have been subject to physical death. In order for Mary to be sinless, her parents, grand parents etc, would have all been sinless too. Not in this lifetime. She was blessed among women for sure, and deserves respect, but sinless? No. Tery, I know you probably don't like that, but it seems like I have said this a hundred times. We will just have to agree to disagree.
Let's see now....the Catholic church, which Christ personally founded on the Apostles has, after 1,900 years of examining the facts, listening to some of the most learned people who have ever lived, and utilizing the promise to them that they could NEVER err, proclaim that Mary was born without original sin nor was guilty of serious sin during her lifetime. Then along you come, once basking in the light of Catholicism, now under the influence of a 1933 start up denomination and you tell me that she was a normal sinner. I'm trying real hard to decide which source I'd rather have as a guide to salvation..........O.K., I've decided to stick with Crhist's church....and in this case, I'm very happy that we disagree....