The declarations did not create the dogmas of the Immaculate Conception or the Assumption, they simply codified what had been accepted in tradition for centuries.
Or else Tiepolo and El Greco were psychic . . . ya think?
75 posted on 05/17/2005 7:35:26 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother
(. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
I love that Tiepolo painting. I use it as the banner for my blog.
76 posted on 05/17/2005 7:36:43 PM PDT by Pyro7480
("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
