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I posted this to Salvation, but didn’t get a reply, probably due to having to with irrational people, but this is a legitimate question and not any type of baiting,

Is it doctrine or just pious belief that Mary was bodily assumed into heaven. I believe Eastern Catholics consider her as falling asleep in The Lord, but it is only a pious belief that she was bodily assumed thereafter.

Please feel free to correct me on Eastern Catholic faith if you should know better. Whereas I have disagreements with the RCC, they must always be addressed honestly without distortion of the teachings. I truly believe that God will grant mercy to those that truly believe, even with error as long as they don’t blaspheme and distort the truth.

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In 1950, "Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory" became official doctrine in the Catholic Church. Before 1950 is was considered indisputable but was not a required belief.

Catholics believe in the assumption, vs. the Orthodox belief in the dormation, or falling asleep. In a nutshell, the assumption is Catholic dogma, while the dormation is more an Orthodox tradition rather than dogma. The Catholic Church doesn't go into details regarding the specifics of the assumption other than Mary's body and soul were assumed into heaven, while according to the Orthodox dormation Marry died, was dead for three days like Jesus was, resurrected, and then assumed into heaven.