Who authored those quotes? None other than the Father of the Protestant Reformation himself – Martin Luther.ĭrop that little nugget off at your next ecumenical gathering:). “ God has formed the soul and body of the Virgin Mary full of the Holy Spirit, so that she is without sins, for she has conceived and borne the Lord Jesus.”Įlsewhere, this same guy wrote “ All seed except Mary was vitiated (corrupted) by original sin.” The great St Augustine declared that all have sinned “ except for the Holy Virgin Mary, concerning whom, for the honor of the Lord, I wish no question to be raised at all, when we are treating of sins.”Īllow me to drop one more little quote on you, though it’s not from a Father of the Church.
Ambrose of Milan wrote about it saying “ Mary, a virgin not only undefiled but a virgin whom grace has made inviolate, free of every stain of sin.” Ephrem of Syria wrote about Mary being exempt from birth pains, a reference to one of the curses from the Fall (of which every mom is aware).Ībout the same time, St. Though it wasn’t promulgated as a dogma until 1854, it has a very long history in the Church.īack in the fourth century, St.
But what’s the basis of the dogma? From where do we get the teaching of the Immaculate Conception? Did Pius IX pull it out of thin air?
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