A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The Immaculate Conception is a principally Catholic Doctrine that is greatly misunderstood.  As per the Encyclical Ineffabilis Deus of Pope Pius IX, Roman Catholic dogma states “that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege Granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was Preserved free from all stain of Original Sin.”  The doctrinal belief is that from her conception, Mary ( a.s. ) received sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth.   Whilst the doctrinal definition makes no declaration about the Church’s belief that Mary ( a.s. ) was free from personal sin, the Church actually holds that Mary ( a.s. ) was also sinless personally, “free from all sin, original or personal,” as recorded in Encyclical Mystici Corporis .   In effect, the Council of Trent decreed, “If anyone shall say that ...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The Immaculate Conception is a principally Catholic Doctrine that is greatly misunderstood.  As per the Encyclical Ineffabilis Deus of Pope Pius IX, Roman Catholic dogma states “that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege Granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was Preserved free from all stain of Original Sin.”  The doctrinal belief is that from her conception, Mary ( a.s. ) received sanctifying grace that would normally come with baptism after birth.   Whilst the doctrinal definition makes no declaration about the Church’s belief that Mary ( a.s. ) was free from personal sin, the Church actually holds that Mary ( a.s. ) was also sinless personally, “free from all sin, original or personal,” as recorded in Encyclical Mystici Corporis .   In effect, the Council of Trent decreed, “If anyone shall say that a m...