But the Eastern and Orthodox Churches often object to the immaculate conception as being dogma.
Also, how is the perpetual virginity a salvific issue? The fact that she was a virgin before Jesus was born is important, and prophesied, but after?
Finally, Jesus said to His followers, “But who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15), not “Who is My mother?”. In fact, Jesus never taught anything about His mother being part of the plan of salvation, and the NT writers do not mention her as part of the salvation plan, other than her virginity before Jesus’ birth.
Right except for when he told John on the,cross that She was,St. Johns mother etc, etc and that thing about all generations calling her blessed
What was she a womb donor?