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To: caww; metmom; Quix
Annalex: we don't teach that [specifics of Mary's later life] from the Bible but rather from the Holy Tradition whence the entire knowledge of Mary and her life comes

caww: the ENTIRE knowledge of Mary and her life comes from catholic tradition...and not from the Bible

The entire knowledge of anything to do with Jesus Christ comes from the Hoyl Tradition. Parts of it also are in the scripture otehr parts aren't. There is enough in the Holy Scripture to reasonably conclude that she was sinless all her life, but it not said directly, so I do not attempt.

So then 'anyone' can write their own rendition of the story about Mary and her life, (for that matter any Biblical person), and pass their ideas and imaginations of how they see her on thru the ranks of 'any religion' and call it truth

No, no one can, unless he lived at the same time Mary was on this earth and witnessed her life. You are referring to pious literature. The fact that Mary lived her entire life virgin is not a pious literary product, it is a historical fact.

Even New Agers do this

The difference is historicity of the miracles of Incarnation and Resurrection, and associated events, claimed by Christianity. There are many false religions that have traditions and many false religions that have scriptures. Christianity is alone that claims that her tradition is a historical fact, and therefore the scripture is a historical document, and does so credibly.

6,298 posted on 12/31/2010 5:26:47 PM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: annalex
Christianity is alone that claims that her tradition is a historical fact,

That is a lie....the scriptures are very clear about following the "traditions of men"... Jesus warns Christians time and again not to do so..... But you can certainly state that catholicism does claim 'their traditions' as a historical fact. Don't confuse the difference.

6,301 posted on 12/31/2010 5:35:35 PM PST by caww
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To: annalex
The entire knowledge of anything to do with Jesus Christ comes from the Hoyl Tradition. No...the scriptures themselves state they are the Revelation of Jesus Christ....never tradition.

One example the very book of Revelations begins:

"The revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to His servants...." rev.1:1

One can see Christ on every page....the whole Bible breaths His coming...His arrival.. His teachings, mission and life... and His one day coming again. It's all about Him.

6,303 posted on 12/31/2010 5:43:57 PM PST by caww
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To: annalex; Amityschild; Brad's Gramma; Captain Beyond; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; ...
The entire knowledge of anything to do with Jesus Christ comes from the Hoyl [sic] Tradition.
Parts of it also are in the scripture
otehr [sic] parts aren't.
There is enough
in the Holy Scripture
to reasonably conclude that
she was sinless all her life,


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Evidently HOYL TRADITION
is that specialized,
vulcanized,
fantasized,
politicized,
propagandized,
ROMANticized,
manufactured,
pretend history
bureaucratically created
and magicsterically vetted
around the time of the
Roman Catholic Church's creation
300-400 AD.


I wonder to what degree the
authentic Mary's aware of such
farcical notions
and whether
she guffaws more at them
or cries grievingly over the
horror of them.

6,319 posted on 12/31/2010 7:51:54 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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