--- David Roye <
broye@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> Of course Immaculate Conception is the notion
that
> Mary was conceived
> without sin (not sex) and not the fact that
Jesus
> was conceived through the
> Holy Ghost (nee Holy Sprirt) without sex. This
is
> a basic tenet of
> Catholicism. It is the main difference
between
> Catholicism and the
> various Protestant denominations.
I grew up just south of Boston in a predominantly Catholic
town and it wasn't until I taught 10th grade history a while
back that I learned this fact. I don't find the error too
terribly surprising, therefore. Without wishing to engender a
religious dispute, what I *do* find surprising is your
statement that the Catholic belief in Mary's conception
without sin is "the main difference" between Catholics and
Protestants. As far as I know, there is no Protestant
denomination that believes that Mary was conceived in sin.
But even if there were, this difference would be minor
compared to others.
Okay. I'll be a good boy and get back on topic now.
I liked Malice, although I haven't seen it in years. Very
dark noir piece indeed.
G.
===== George C. Upper III, Editor The Lightning Bell Poetry
Journal http://www.lightningbell.org
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