“...The catholic encyclopedia online notes ...”
Please post link.
Will do later. Don’t have acces right now.
“The translation “she” of the Vulgate is interpretative; it originated after the fourth century, and cannot be defended critically.”
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674d.htm
It’s true, ealgeone is correct, the Catholic Encyclopedia (correctly) states that Gen 3:15 does not definitively support the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, nor does it (Gen 3:15) even actually say “she” in the controversial portion in any reliable manuscript.
I am a Catholic. I only point this out for educative purposes. There are plenty of historical reasons to believe in the dogma. But it can’t be supported with Scripture alone.
That doesn’t mean it violates Scripture (it doesn’t). I leave it to you though to continue any debate along such lines. I only posted this now because it’s important to know the truth of any matter, just to not waste time if not for any other reason. (Although there are other reasons to be truthful too of course.)