Originally posted by NismoXse02:
Originally posted by electrobuzz:
[b]Pope John Paul II may have written an epistle stating the benefits of praying to Mary and perhaps commentary on her purity. From the New Testament and in Catholic doctrine, she and Jesus are the only human beings conceived without original sin. In that sense, they are the same.
[/b]Mary was born without sin. From ewtn.com (the Catholic cable channel):
"Mary, 'full of grace,' has been recognized by the Church as "all holy and free from every stain of sin,' 'enriched from the first instant of her conception with the splendour of an entirely unique holiness' (Lumen gentium, n. 56).
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