http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/where-in-the-bible-does-it-say-that-mary-mother-of-jesus-is-sinless-and-if-it-is-not-in-the-bible-why-does-the-catholic-church-act-like-she-is/ an online magazine for spiritual seekers. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:43:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/where-in-the-bible-does-it-say-that-mary-mother-of-jesus-is-sinless-and-if-it-is-not-in-the-bible-why-does-the-catholic-church-act-like-she-is/#comment-531 Mike in PA Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:59:13 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=564#comment-531 Another point to make regarding the theological language related to this issue, e.g. "Immaculate Conception", is that the mammalian ovum was not discovered until 1827 by Baer. It seems logical that the title "Immaculate Conception" would not be found in scripture since the biological concept surrounding it was foreign. Another tip of the hat to science for giving us a fuller vocabulary to better articulate the tenets of faith. Another point to make regarding the theological language related to this issue, e.g. “Immaculate Conception”, is that the mammalian ovum was not discovered until 1827 by Baer. It seems logical that the title “Immaculate Conception” would not be found in scripture since the biological concept surrounding it was foreign. Another tip of the hat to science for giving us a fuller vocabulary to better articulate the tenets of faith.

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